mcintosh816
15+ Year Contributor
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- Nov 27, 2007
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Midwest,
Missouri
Ok so Im a good portion of the way through my motor swap. I got the transmission pulled and is boxed up, ready to ship out to Sheptrans. I know next to nothing about clutches/flywheels/throwout bearings etc, but I do know that this cant be a good thing...
When I got to removing the throw out bearing and clutch fork etc, I noticed that the throwout bearing has seperated into about three different pieces on the shaft. Comparing it to the new oem bearing I have waiting to be installed, it is obviously an OEM bearing the prior owner had installed. My question is what would cause this? And how to avoid it going forward?
He had an ACT 2600 installed with a street disc, and from my understanding the setup had somewhere between 35000-40000 miles on it. Are the 2600s just that hard on the release bearing? Or is this more a result of someones lack of ability to drive a stick or just being extremely hard on it?
By the way, Im looking for answers to help me along with my rebuild. When this thing is said and done, I want it to be as streetable and reliable for a daily driver as possible. Thanks in advance!
When I got to removing the throw out bearing and clutch fork etc, I noticed that the throwout bearing has seperated into about three different pieces on the shaft. Comparing it to the new oem bearing I have waiting to be installed, it is obviously an OEM bearing the prior owner had installed. My question is what would cause this? And how to avoid it going forward?
He had an ACT 2600 installed with a street disc, and from my understanding the setup had somewhere between 35000-40000 miles on it. Are the 2600s just that hard on the release bearing? Or is this more a result of someones lack of ability to drive a stick or just being extremely hard on it?
By the way, Im looking for answers to help me along with my rebuild. When this thing is said and done, I want it to be as streetable and reliable for a daily driver as possible. Thanks in advance!
