Pilot bearing?
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Clutch parts
What parts should I buy to install my new clutch? Im goinbg to keep my old slave cylinder but should I pick up a new TO bearing and pilot? The pilot is only like 10$ and i think the TO is like 60$. is the To worth it to get a new one or should I just use the old one?
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I'd recommend using a pilot bushing instead of the bearing. Far too many people, including myself, have had issues with the pilot bearing breaking into lots of little pieces.
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Originally Posted by PAGregSS
I'd recommend using a pilot bushing instead of the bushing. Far too many people, including myself, have had issues with the pilot bearing breaking into lots of little pieces.
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the car comes stock with a bearing. the new bearing is like $10.99 ... cheap insurance, it'd be stupid not to get one.
i'd get an updated slave cylinder ('01 - '02). i blew up my stock slave cylinder after reusing it w/ a spec 3 a week after i installed it. dammit
i'd get an updated slave cylinder ('01 - '02). i blew up my stock slave cylinder after reusing it w/ a spec 3 a week after i installed it. dammit
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I apologize for my mis-worded statement. The car comes with a pilot bearing but it often breaks into little pieces under stress and you end up chewing up the end of your shaft. I suggest replacing it with a bushing as it's a solid piece and withstands more punishment.
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Well the bearing that was in there was 100% fine after 95K miles, I just left it in the old motor and they gave me a new bearing at the dealer today so thats what im using. Now I just need a new slave cyl and a master.
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Originally Posted by Timonator
Does GM sell a replacement bushing?
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Another vote for the bushing. Save yourself some time and get the bushing. It will be cheaper in the long run. My bearing blew apart after 12k. You won't chew up your input shaft either.
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I just bought a bronze bushing, but found that Advance carries a Nylon/Kevlar bushing. Sounds like a good idea, but for $55...I don't know. The bronze one was only like $5.
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Could a chewed up pilot roller bearing cause enough 'drag' on the input shaft to make it feel like a dragging clutch or a clutch that is not disengaging all the way?
I think I might have ruined my pilot bearing by the descriptions of how easy it should have been to put in.
I think I might have ruined my pilot bearing by the descriptions of how easy it should have been to put in.
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Originally Posted by gun5l1ng3r
Could a chewed up pilot roller bearing cause enough 'drag' on the input shaft to make it feel like a dragging clutch or a clutch that is not disengaging all the way?
I think I might have ruined my pilot bearing by the descriptions of how easy it should have been to put in.
I think I might have ruined my pilot bearing by the descriptions of how easy it should have been to put in.
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Originally Posted by P Mack
Yes, that's exactly what mine did. It was hard to shift and sometimes when letting the engine rpms fall with the clutch pedal down I would hear a grinding sound from the pilot bearing. When I pulled the transmission all the needle bearings had fallen out and were grinding away at the input shaft. I replaced it with the bronze bushing.
My master pedal feels squishy sometimes and the more squishy it feels the worse it shifts. Sometime, though the pedal will feel firm and the shifts will be a LOT better.
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I don't know if you can ruin the seals on the master with 25 inches of vacuum. I bet there's more pressure across the seals when the pedal is pushed down. But yeah, the master cylinder is easier to replace than the pilot bearing and the symptoms sound like the master. Did you replace the pilot bearing when you got your ls6 clutch? Mine had ~100000 miles on the original bearing when it gave out.
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Originally Posted by P Mack
I don't know if you can ruin the seals on the master with 25 inches of vacuum. I bet there's more pressure across the seals when the pedal is pushed down. But yeah, the master cylinder is easier to replace than the pilot bearing and the symptoms sound like the master. Did you replace the pilot bearing when you got your ls6 clutch? Mine had ~100000 miles on the original bearing when it gave out.
Everyone said it would go in easy, but mine took probably 200 srikes on a socket to get it to seat.