@daonhathaifc3s two of my pilot bearings seized to my flywheel and made the situation no holds barred. i used a pilot bearing puller which i could rent at autozone. worked well. scored the inside a little, but that was the least of my concern at the time.
my mom always wants me to take my car to a mechanic to ,im not paying some guy to do somthing i can do my self . and i hope thats a junk roter . that tranny will probably screw it up
Did you have any warning sounds? My fd's pilot bearing has been making this noise like "wuh vuv vuv VUV VUV VUV" And Im wondering if its an early sign of this. Im electricit on the club forums, if you want to pm me. Thanks
@m3rcup mine started making a similiar noise, but its hard to differentiate between the pilot bearing and a worn throw out bearing. a throw out bearing will make a dirty/rough ball bearing sound, whereas my pilot bearing made a sound similiar to how you wrote it.
That thing you were pressing with your finger, is that the infamous clutch fork thats prone to BREAK on FD's??? If so, it scares me cause that thing looks weak and i think mine is original lol :(
lol ive never had a problem with that one, i hate the pilot bearing obviously. I also had the clutch fluid line break and rocket me out into traffic. This part seems pretty sturdy... seems
When all else fails... get yourself an adapter plate, and bolt up a T-56... stronger tranny, 6 speed, in an FD... phenominal.
rxtony05 3 months ago
Now, is there a decent way to remove the pilot bearing without using mazda's "special" tool?
daonhathaifc3s 10 months ago
@daonhathaifc3s two of my pilot bearings seized to my flywheel and made the situation no holds barred. i used a pilot bearing puller which i could rent at autozone. worked well. scored the inside a little, but that was the least of my concern at the time.
emerciv 10 months ago
my mom always wants me to take my car to a mechanic to ,im not paying some guy to do somthing i can do my self . and i hope thats a junk roter . that tranny will probably screw it up
SuperSixCollab12 1 year ago
Did you have any warning sounds? My fd's pilot bearing has been making this noise like "wuh vuv vuv VUV VUV VUV" And Im wondering if its an early sign of this. Im electricit on the club forums, if you want to pm me. Thanks
m3rcup 1 year ago
@m3rcup mine started making a similiar noise, but its hard to differentiate between the pilot bearing and a worn throw out bearing. a throw out bearing will make a dirty/rough ball bearing sound, whereas my pilot bearing made a sound similiar to how you wrote it.
emerciv 1 year ago
That thing you were pressing with your finger, is that the infamous clutch fork thats prone to BREAK on FD's??? If so, it scares me cause that thing looks weak and i think mine is original lol :(
theguy1224 2 years ago
lol ive never had a problem with that one, i hate the pilot bearing obviously. I also had the clutch fluid line break and rocket me out into traffic. This part seems pretty sturdy... seems
emerciv 2 years ago
its called a pilot bearing or support bearing...get it? its for support, keeps the shaft straight
IceDragon387 2 years ago