What are the chances of my throw out bearing going bad if i dont change it while im chaning my clutch right now? and what will happen if it goes bad and how will i know its going bad? Are there people here who didnt change it let me know.
Thanks for the help!!

 

If it goes bad, you are looking at pulling the tranny again. Worth saving a few bucks now?


Nah, didn't think so. Even doing my own labour, my time is worth more than that.

Bigger problem seems to be the slave cylinder. It comes complete with tob so you would be doing both.

 

its not that i dont want to its i cant get the 3 screws off that are holding it on. i already have the new one i just cant get the old one off to replace it. it looks in working order, only thing is the green rubber thing around the out side seems to being pulling up a little but thats all.

 

If you have stripped the torx heads out, what I did was took a tapered bolt and tack welded it into the head of the stripped out torx. That let me back it out with a 13mm socket instead of a crappy torx bolt. When I went to replace the bolt I replaced them with stainless steel Allen headed bolts. I got them at my local hardware store.

 

That my friend is a damn good idea. I will do it on monday thanks im glad someone finaly answered this bitch.

 

no problem!

 

Wish I knew to change mine before the engine/trans were reinstalled. I just got my car running 2 weeks ago, lol. And mine is causing clutch chatter

 

we took a cutting wheel and ground a little slot for a big flat headed screwdriver, and got the one that was seized out that way.

Welding sounds like a better way if you have access to the equipment though.

Kevin

 

I changed mine because they're susceptible to failure and they changed part numbers between the OEM ones that came in the tranny and what they provide at the dealer now.

as quoted...

 

for the extra cost I did it, and in the process found that I had a lot of excess play in my bearing compared to the replacement. Happy with my decision.

 

how much is a TOB? i have my spec stage 3+ clutch waiting to be installed.. i wasnt sure if i should replace the TOB though.. my car has 16xxx miles on it..

 

List price is like $100, probably $70-80 online (for TC, LSJ may vary)

 

Funny how we both looked at this thread

 

I paid around $90 for my SS/SC, and my bearing had some play after 36,000, so I would advise it.

 

can i ask you where you bought it? did you go aftermarket or just get an OEM replacement?

 

I got mine from the local clutch shop that rebuilt my pressure plate and clutch disc. I dont know if it was GM or not, it looked the same but had no packaging, so I assume it was non-GM

 

I printed out the price from http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ and took it to my dealer and they price matched for me so you should try that. i think it was about $90.

 

do you have the part number by any chance?

 

I have the Spec stage 3+. I didn't replace the TOB. Big mistake. Replace it with the new one that the dealerships have in the parts department. It's worth it. Don't do as I did and take GM's advice. In the buildbook it says that the bearing is durable and shouldn't need replacing. It lied. Replace the bearing and slave cylinder. The green boot will fail. I know because I had it happen. I have the failed part to reference too. I was lucky that GM covered it under warranty. They wanted to claim the clutch caused the failure. Fortunately, my tech argued otherwise and the service manager said okay. Don't make the mistake I did.

This is exactly why GM covered my bearing under warranty. Thankfully my tech was on it.

 

just go to http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/catalog/frameset.cfm and search for the master cylinder i think thats the one you need.

 

Fixed

 

thank you very much. i appreciate all of the help.

 

lol, i did change mine and the clutch chatters at idle. but, that said, my clutch chattered at idle since the car was new.