Aaron Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Ok if anyone is really familiar or has a 3.4L 5-speed clutch, pressure plate, and throttle bearing lying around. should the throttle bearing be really loose and wobble around? i dont think it should, but im not familiar with the reverse pull lcutches. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Ok if anyone is really familiar or has a 3.4L 5-speed clutch, pressure plate, and throttle bearing lying around. should the throttle bearing be really loose and wobble around? i dont think it should, but im not familiar with the reverse pull lcutches. thanks! ummm....i think you mean the 'throwout bearing' aka the 'release bearing'. unless you're talking about a pilot bushing maybe? (mine doesn't use one) i'm not familiar with the pull cluches either, but the TO bearing should slide/turn nice and smoothly on the tranny input shaft. they are included with the clutch kits...are you replacing the clutch while you get the engine in? joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPaPooh Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 there are no bearing that should "wobble" like malibu said the throw out bearing should slide and turn easy as for the pilot bearing or bushing it shouldn't move side to side or up and down it should just turn easy when you put the engine back in or tranny on the engine put some greese on the input shaft to lube the pilot bearing not to much hope this helps good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 its not the pilot bushing/bearing, it is the throttle ebaring, it sits between the forks on the pressure plate, and yes does come with the cltuch kit. which is why i ask cuz my cluthc is less that 1 year old, it shouldnt be bad. but i dont know if its supposed to wobble around like that, so i dont know if i need a new one or not. and a new one is really expensive too. hell the guy at the GM dealer didnt believe me when i said 5-speed. he said that they onyl made them with autos. and i was like, well, uh, im pretty sure i have to shift it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPaPooh Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 ok first of all it is not a throttle bearing it is a throw out bearing or relese bearing but hey call it what you want but we just covers this last week in manual trans class and no it should not wobble at all you should be able to spin it easly and it should slide easy but not move side to side on the shaft and up or down you get the point if it does wobble the flange that the fork goes on wont last long or the fork wont last long it does wobble i would change it before you get her back together hope this helps good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 it isnt on a shaft, weve pulled it off. and you can spin it freely. but it also can wobble side to side really easily while its between the "forks" of the pressure plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 i know on my 282, i can get a TO bearing seperately for like $30 something from NAPA (not sure about a 284 TO bearing availability or cost). i would replace it. if it fails you'll be pulling the motor and separating the trans all over again. maybe even replace your clutch too and resurface that flywheel if you've got the dough....resurfacing a flywheel only costs like $15 but a 284 clutch kit is kinda spendy.... yeah....a bad TO bearing will lead to clutch fork breakage (mine was even twisted up). thankfully the TO bearing that went bad on my Getrag A555 (in my GTS) didn't do any damage to the shift fork - the TO bearing actually went straight thru the pressure plate leaving me in 2nd gear with NO clutch! kinda sucked driving home like that. thankfully i was within 1/2 mile from my garage when it happened. good luck. joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 a new TO bearing, FOR THE BEARING ONLY, not the set, is 240$ at NAPA, 304$ at dealer. which is why i wanna make sure it isnt supposed to be doing this. cuz i dont wanna spend 250$ for nothin ya know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPaPooh Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 is this what you are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 yes, that looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPaPooh Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 ok slip it back on the input shaft and see if you have the side and up down motion if not you are good to go that is the throw out bearing or release bearing be sure to check the bearing retainer for wear grooves but if it does not "wobble" on the input shaft you are good to go hope this helps good luck p.s. let us know how it turns out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 that is the throw out bearing or release bearing be sure to check the bearing retainer for wear grooves good luck p.s. let us know how it turns out good point. the TO bearing retainer on my 282 has a small dent in it from when the clutch fork got twisted up and broke.....now i gotta replace that too. oh well, it shouldn't be too expensive to replace....i hope... joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 the TOB is bad, we had it checked with a guy who is familiar with the reverse pull clutches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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