On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Dart 330 wrote:

> There is no grinding noise at any time or I would have stopped driving the
> van. How much should it cost to have the pilot bearing replaced?

The cost is a clutch job.  I say this because any time you have the engine
and tranny split it pays to take care of everything in there: replace the
clutch disk, pilot bearing, and throw-out bearing, resurface the flywheel,
and replace the rear crank seal.  Most of this job is labor.

> If the input shaft is chewed up can that be replaced without dismantling
> the transmission?

I think so, yes.

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