Pilot bearing ?
02-28-2009, 04:17 PM
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The pilot bearing supports the transmission input shaft and keeps it perfectly centered. Without it the shaft would 'droop' down just enough to cause a state of imbalance and would wear out the input shafts main bearing.
03-02-2009, 02:16 PM
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Also note that some cars don't even have pilot bearings, such as Hondas. Hence why they often chew up input shaft bearings.