Re: [T-3] Pilot bearing?

["ibjack" <proformance2@cox.net>]

<x-flowed>I could shift into all gears without pushing in the clutch while the engine 
was running.  I'm in deep when Jim and Russ have no idea what the problem 
could be   :(
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [T-3] Pilot bearing?


> On 3 Sep 2005 at 23:53, ibjack wrote:
>
> > This brings up an interesting thing that I noticed when I started to
> > investigate my tranny problem.  The pilot bearing was very dry and the 
> > tip
> > of the input shaft from the tranny had some rust on it.  Again the part 
> > that
> > is most confusing in my situation is that I was able to shift into all 
> > gears
> > without pushing in the clutch.   k
>
> If there is rust on the tranny shaft, that should be polished down first 
> with
> some fine silicon carbide paper. The pilot bearing should be lubricated 
> any
> time the engine is out.
>
> Could you shift into all gears with the engine running? I can't imagine 
> what
> would allow that to happen.
>
> > What would be the result of having a pilot bearing fail?
>
> It can either disintegrate and leave the tranny shaft unsupported, which 
> would
> probably let things run off center and out-of-balance, or it could bind up 
> and
> keep driving the tranny even when the clutch pedal is depressed.
>
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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