On Sun, 18 May 2003, Blake Thornton wrote:

> Dennis,
>
> OK, so what does that mean exactly?
>
> - would this cause the clutch to fail (mine was permanently engaged, and I
> replaced the cylinders, so I don't think that was the problem).

YES.  A clutch that won't disengage is a classic symptom of a siezed pilot
bearing.  The pilot bearing is what lets the transmission input shaft and
the crankshaft turn independently when the clutch is disengaged.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si