Pulled the pressure plate and clutch. Looks a bit used up. I'm guessing those needle bearings laying there are what's left of the pilot bearing?

Here's the clutch disc. Has NKK stamped on it, along with a crown symbol. Is this a stock clutch? Shows a bit of wear, I'd say...

aftermarket clutch, it should be a daiken

You're correct, that is whats left of your T/O bearing.

[quote name='1Revvin7' date='Jul 30 2005, 07:12 PM']You're correct, that is whats left of your T/O bearing.


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You mean pilot bearing, right? The throwout, or release bearing is on the clutch fork in the tranny. It's still intact.

Yeah pilot bearing.. damn.. thats nuts.. why does that happen?

Because it never gets changed.

Car only had 115k on it. I have a feeling some of those miles weren't easy ones.

I forget the general rule of pilot replacement but it's something ridiculous

[quote name='ColinRX7' date='Jul 31 2005, 02:44 PM']I forget the general rule of pilot replacement but it's something ridiculous


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whenever you have the clutch out