rear main seal

[albi]

mate you need to pull the flywhell of to get it machined anyway,so doing the rear main while the flywheel is off is a no-brainer,for the cost of the seal ,it is cheap insurance!

[ozzyboy]

job done. flywheel machined, new hd exedy and rear main done
I am holding the thrust bearring in my hand here, what exactly am i looking for to know it was stuffed?
If i place 2 fingers in the inner diameter, the outside of the bearring spins freely. is this bad??

ozz

[ozzyboy]

double post

[Silver]

job done. flywheel machined, new hd exedy and rear main done
I am holding the thrust bearring in my hand here, what exactly am i looking for to know it was stuffed?
If i place 2 fingers in the inner diameter, the outside of the bearring spins freely. is this bad??

ozz

What is bad is that the bearing is cheap, and are there 7 hours labour to remove and replace the gearbox, clutch and then the bearing? Replace it.

Replace the spigot bush or bearing, if there is one, where the gearbox shaft goes into the fly wheel. Replace the front seal in the gear box, if it can be done without pulling the gear box apart.

Consider replacing the yoke and the pin it pivots on.

Well, that's my view, anyway :-)

[ozzyboy]

here is a vid of the old thrust bearring. The noise from the gearbox is definantly gone and i'm almost 100% bearring was the cause. i just don't know what is wrong with the bearring.

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[rottodiver]

i am definately no expert but i do believe that even if the bearing spins freely in your hand it is different to how it spins when under load!!!

someone might want to clarify that!!!

Scotty
merry xmas

[patch697]

i am definately no expert but i do believe that even if the bearing spins freely in your hand it is different to how it spins when under load!!!

someone might want to clarify that!!!

Scotty
merry xmas

Correct your are mate, thats pretty smack on.