727, the extension housing bearing too loose???

[mhinders]

Greetings all,
I'm taking my 727 bb apart, and I need some information.
- the extension housing bushing is very worn.
- I'm attaching a photo of the rear output shaft bearing, which is in the extension housing just before the bushing.

The bearing is not really tight in the extension housing, I can with my fingers easily drop it in and remove it from the housing.

Is the bearing supposed to be fairly loose in the housing?

[JB400]

I'll be honest, I've had some that I had to just tear them apart just to get them out.  No idea how they are supposed to be   I assume you want them a little snug so they don't wear out the casing.

[John_Kunkel]

I've had brand new tailhousings to measure, the housing bore measures 2.837" at room temp, the bearing is 72mm (2.8346")

[mhinders]

Thanks for your replies, I think the bearing and housing is ok (one of the few things that are in this auto...).