throw out bearing
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Re: throw out bearing
It goes in the rear of the crank. The tranny input shaft slides through the clutch and pressure plate and rides in the throwing bearing. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong
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Re: throw out bearing
You are indeed wrong. The thing you described is however a very important piece; called the pilot bearing.
The throwout bearing goes in the clutch fork, and presses against the clutch fingers to release it. Its "real" name is "clutch release bearing". It has a grooved part that goes in the fork, and the bearing is in between that and a flat surface that ridea against the clutch (which is of course rotating at engine speed).
There's no question of "can you use one"; you ABSOLUTELY MUST have one. Otherwise you will be unable to operate the clutch.
The throwout bearing goes in the clutch fork, and presses against the clutch fingers to release it. Its "real" name is "clutch release bearing". It has a grooved part that goes in the fork, and the bearing is in between that and a flat surface that ridea against the clutch (which is of course rotating at engine speed).
There's no question of "can you use one"; you ABSOLUTELY MUST have one. Otherwise you will be unable to operate the clutch.
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From: arlington, tx
Car: 90 z28
Engine: 355 with hsr
Transmission: t56
Axle/Gears: 3.73 posi
Re: throw out bearing
Well I've explained the wrong damn thing, needed more caffeine this morning. Throwout bearing basically mimics your foot pushing the clutch pedal, it releases the pressure plate off the clutch. It's a fork that physically picks one off the other in older cars and new cars it's hydraulics that move the parts. The bearing rides the center of the pressure plate and provides a lip the fork can grab.
Last edited by matthufham; Feb 6, 2011 at 11:59 PM.
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