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dznucks · 01-20-2014, 07:59 PM

I'll throw this out there for what it's worth, I ran into a similar issue when I had a 3 speed.

There are two types of 3 speeds. I believe the Saginaw is what I had, I don't think it was stock. The long bearing was to long and the short was to short. After researching, they do not make the throw out bearing for the Saginaw anymore. I had to measure the old bearing and buy a machine shim from grainger or MSC to make up the difference between the Saginaw bearing and the shorter throw out bearing.

You can tell the difference between 3 speed type by the bolts in the shift lever cover.

01-20-2014, 07:59 PM	#10
dznucks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Smyrna, Ga Posts: 1,647	Re: Help.. with throwout bearing question I'll throw this out there for what it's worth, I ran into a similar issue when I had a 3 speed. There are two types of 3 speeds. I believe the Saginaw is what I had, I don't think it was stock. The long bearing was to long and the short was to short. After researching, they do not make the throw out bearing for the Saginaw anymore. I had to measure the old bearing and buy a machine shim from grainger or MSC to make up the difference between the Saginaw bearing and the shorter throw out bearing. You can tell the difference between 3 speed type by the bolts in the shift lever cover. Last edited by dznucks; 01-20-2014 at 08:07 PM.