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07-29-2006, 04:33 PM
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#1 | | Staging Lane
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Albuq., NM
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|  pilot bearings, who all has had them fail?
I just got done pulling mine.
The bearing races had come apart and the fulcrums( i think that what the needle bearings are called) were all over the place. I had to break it out. I was wondering who all has had them fail and how hard they were to get out ?
Post some pics if you have em too 
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07-29-2006, 04:48 PM
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#2 | | TECH Junkie
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I did, and it sucked. don't have any pic's though. just replaced the clutch while i was in there.
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07-29-2006, 04:48 PM
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#3 | | TECH Fanatic
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I just got done pulling mine last night. I destoryed it trying to get it out, but finally got it. I don't have pics because it is all over the floor. I replaced mine just to do it since I was there doing my clutch swap. I pinch the hell out of my finger with a slide hammer and had to slide it very hard about 30 time to get it out. PITA! But I would do it again next clutch swap!
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07-30-2006, 08:20 AM
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#4 | | Launching!
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oshawa (Home of the 5th-gen)
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Anybody switch to just a pilot bushing instead of the roller bearing?? 
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08-01-2006, 03:31 PM
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#5 | | 11 Second Club
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Frederick Maryland
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mine was torn apart and t55r said to use that solid bushing and i did, no problems
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08-01-2006, 03:55 PM
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#6 | | TECH Fanatic
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Those who have had problems with them may have a hard time accepting the fact that the bearing is mich more durable. There is much more drag on a bushing and it is in a very hot & dirty environment. I think alot of the bearing carnage happens on trans re-installs where the pilot/ crank alignment is a struggle. A trans input bashing into that little bearing can do some damage. Time following those bumps tell the tale. I would stick with the bearings. | |
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08-01-2006, 09:43 PM
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#7 | | 12 Second Club
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Clinton TWP, MI
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trashed at 29k miles. | |
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08-01-2006, 09:53 PM
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#8 | | TECH Fanatic
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A friend of mine who is the shop foreman at a local Chevy dealer pulled his tranny out to put a 408 iron block in his car and found that the pilot bearing was trashed. The car only has 11,000 original miles on it. He put a brass bushing back in.
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