At 07:14 PM 11/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
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>
>...  He surmises that some needles from the pilot bearing came loose and
got into the clutch causing my sudden clutch loss and the gouging in the
plate and flywheel.
>
>Jim
>91 Syncro Adventure Wagon
>

Whoa - I thought it is a pilot *bushing*, not a needle bearing...or is a
Syncro engine different?  (& would a bearing be better in lieu of a bushing?)

Austin