If the pilot bearing is seized, would I still be able to start the engine
with the gear shift in neutral and just let it idle?

As of now, if I'm idling in neutral and press the clutch pedal, I CAN'T
even move the gear shift lever into any gear.  In reverse, it really
growls/grinds upon trying to move the gear shift lever.  In the other
four gears, there's just a faint whirring when I try to move the gear
shift lever.

I'm just curious about all of this, and I fully recognize that I'm going
to have drop the tranny to see what's going on.  I just wish that I could
do it myself.

Thanks for the help,
David

>
> If the pilot bearing seizes, you can't disengage the clutch.  It
> will feel
> normal but the transmission input shaft and the crankshaft will
> still turn
> together because of the seized bearing.
>
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si
>

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