thrust bearing gone

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:04 pm

Yeah, clutch plate & friction plate are all good. And inner cv's are spot on.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:21 pm

so then your looking at either an issue inside the box or worst case a broken crank

Stevelar_granolar · Post by **Stevelar_granolar** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:28 pm

mercutio wrote:the input shaft bearing is on the shaft as it passes through the bellhousing

Yeppo, it is more common to be the fault of this part as this bearing holds the next/first point of tolerance assuming cv's are all good. If it is the culprit, after removing shaft clip, then bell housing the bearing would collapse, if not ud need a bearing puller to remove it.

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:34 pm

Ok, thanks for that.

Crank & belt appears to be fine. Although we haven't seen it running.

Stevelar_granolar · Post by **Stevelar_granolar** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:37 pm

If it was a broken crank wouldnt it just grind to a hault suggesting. My moneys on the bearing

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:39 pm

Yeah, that was my thinking. But the engine was still running fine apparently. Just no drive.

big damo · Post by **big damo** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:53 pm

Just an update, new gear box is in minus 3 bolts

just having a coffee break before I fit the rest

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:01 am

bloody hell, you 2 are burning the midnight oil

big damo · Post by **big damo** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:00 am

Its just me all by myself

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:18 am

Just got back in. Looks like I missed all the excitement! Well done cracking on like that yourself damo.

Sounded like it could only be a gearbox issue to me, can't really have been anything else.