

| Subject: | Re: Care and feeding of pilot bearings |
| From: | Maher, Steve (SD-MS) |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Apr 1996 13:33:00 -0700 (PDT) |
>> Make sure the felt washer/seal between the flywheel and crankshaft is
still
>> there. Replace if needed. Still available at dealer. Some repalcement
>> bearings also have lip seal built in. use this if possible. Grease does
>not
>> matter once the clutch dust gets in. Felt does better job of excluding
the
>> dust. two seals better than one. If trans input shaft is damaged at
all,
>it
>> must be replaced. Cost about $65 at dealer. Relatively easy to change.
>
>Mine was about $75. BTW, I'm wondering just how critical it is to
>replace the felt. The mechanics I talked to questioned the need to
>replace it. The pilot brg itself is actually the same as a TI's and the
>TI gland nut that the brg resides in does not have a felt washer. Just
>curious.
T1s have a paper washer between the flywheel and flywheel shims, put
on when you bolt on the flywheel. Is this some sort of dust shield?
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