Throw out bearing destruction photos

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After 20+ K miles...

Before I was just about to install it, I noticed that it had a slight wobble, but since I was doing the clutch after midnight and I needed my daily driver ready the next morning, there was not recourse and I had to install the damn thing as it was (POS stock/FRPP TOB) :fm: FEw months later, the damn thing started to chirp, I would then occasionally reach in with a long flat-head screwdriver and grease the damn thing and it would stop chirping for 3-6 months etc...and I was able to prolong the destruction for 3 years.

Finally a few weeks ago, the chirping got pretty bad but I postponed the job until 2 days ago mainly since I knew that my clutch still had lots of life in it, but the main objective was to tend to the TOB. I then installed a new 03-04 clutch and a Timken TOB to replace the garbage OEM ones.

First, the new parts to go in (top left, you can see what the OEM/stock ones look like) Valvoline's DEXRON/MERCON III:

The old TOB that was making all the noise and as you can see, it split in two pieces:

Close-up:

 

[99riocobra]

nice. i say just grease it up a little more and reuse that old one. but that's just me...:kaboom:

 

[Cobra925]

Ya my TOB has been makin some noise latly. I don't really wanna change it now. I put a new clutch and tranny in it about 7,000 miles ago.

 

[bsmith782]

My old GT had one that was squeaking like a bitch. After a few powershifts it would quiet down for a couple of weeks.!

 

[99MustangGTman]

whats wrong with it??....lol j/k same thing happened to me except mine was in two seperate pieces.

 

[01SVTSnake]

JB Weld FTW

but damn thats one messed up TOB. Keep that sucker around for shits and giggles

 

[stradt03]

is your input shaft scored or is that just grease? What'd your pilot bearing look like?

 

[006]

is your input shaft scored or is that just grease? What'd your pilot bearing look like?

Just grease, and input shaft was fine. If I left it that way much longer, the sleeve would have suffered.

 

[Twistedoffpurp]

I had one come completely apart on me and had almost nothing ridding on the clutch P/P. I limped it home and swapped the clutch the next day.

 

[Scout238]

Nice! I had the same thing happen to me... damn thing just exploded and ball bearings went everywhere

 

[01cobravortech]

Man that TOB is wreaked. I bet mine is about to split as well considering the awful noises its making. Thankfully I'm putting in a new clutch tomorrow and a Timken TOB as well.

 

[Twistedoffpurp]

Nice! I had the same thing happen to me... damn thing just exploded and ball bearings went everywhere

What made it more fun was sweeping up the clutch like a year later. At least it held together enough to let me put the M3 in his place. His girl was laughing at him the whole time. IRS will stay in my car for that reason also, coming from roughly 10 cars back to his rear bumper in a corner impressed me. So what's the cost of a clutch when destroying someones pride in their overpriced import:shrug:. It still made me laugh.

 

[cobra916]

where can i buy a timken throw out bearing for my 96 cobra??

 

[Scout238]

holy thread revival batman














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[fangs99]

on the bright side you have a new paper weight.

 

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Comparo on FRPP versus Timken