Mods are below, how long does a throw out bearing last after it starts to make noise? (Not ready to pay to have the trans pulled to change it) TIA

 

If it's making noise, and you're sure it's the TO bearing, it's a goner.

 

I know I need to, the question was more how long will it be before it causes damage when I use the clutch?

 

It won't necessarily cause damage to anything, but it will render your clutch useless.

 

Oh, and who knows on how long. It doesn't take long for a cheap plastic part to disintegrate.

 

It's a centerforce if it makes any difference... But I guess I'll have to hold off on my tune and get the tranny pulled...

 

There's no such thing as a throwout bearing (in the traditional sense). It's all integrated in to the slave cylinder as a unit.

I've seen one that came apart. Made a grinding noise. Bad. Car was shaking. The owner parked it (wisely) and dragged the car home. The roller bearings had self destructed.

They're not terribly difficult to replace yourself. Don't even have to pull the bellhousing, just the driveshaft, torque arm, Y-pipe, shifter, then tranny. It's about a 3 hour round trip on jackstands. Then just bleed the slave and you're all set.

-Andrew

 

I thought my Throwout bearing had gone out a while back but when i got the clutch replaced it was the pilot bearing that went bad. The throwout bearing comes with the slave and I also got one with my Spec Stg 3