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I reiterate :-) Posted by CMyles [Email] (#1126) [Profile/Gallery] (more from CMyles) on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:07:45 In Reply to: Re: Ever have clutch shaft not budge--What caused it?, CMyles [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 9 Apr 2006 14:38:36 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Joe98, If indeed your pilot bearing is fused to the tip of the clutch shaft then you have only one option. First however, you may be able to determine whether this is the case (and this is all possibly complicated by having the slave cylinder blown out) by unbolting the clutch cover from the flywheel and trying to peek down at the center of the flywheel to see if the pilot bearing is free of the flywheel and up against the hub of the friction plate when the clutch shaft is pulled out as far as it will come. If you can create enough space to take this peek then you could also spray some rust buster at the bearing in hopes of loosening it. Considering the force that you have described using thus far I would not expect penetrant to help much. Also, I suspect that it's not just rusted because the shaft to bearing fit isn't that tight to begin with. Rust in there shouldn't prevent disassembly with the application of great force. I have seen transmission gears galled onto shafts such that they could not be removed using a 25 ton press! Your pilot bearing may be similarly galled. If you find that indeed the bearing is stuck on the shaft and won't come off then there is no way to remove the clutch except by destroying something. My choice would be (as I earlier posted) to slice through the slave and clutch shaft with an angle grinder. The only complication will be keeping grit and particles out of the tranny and other places that they should not go. Drape shop towels everywhere. An oxy-acetylene cutting torch would work too but I wouldn't put that flame in that area. A reciprocating saw probably won't cut the shaft. As someone else posted you could consider pulling the radiator grill and all and use a giant slide hammer out the front of the car, but at some point you risk damaging the transmission housing. I know of someone that, in the same situation as you, cut the clutch cover and friction plate to pieces. That is a lot more work than what I'm suggesting and not cost effective if your clutch cover and disk are still good. Good luck.
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