- Apr 25, 2006
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I had a friend change the clutch on my 95 gt. He had a problem removing the pilot bearing, so he chiseled it out while I was running around to different parts stores trying to find a puller (guess he couldn't wait). After he put everything back together, the clutch worked fine, but there was a severe engine vibration which got worse as I revved the engine, clutch in or out. I took it to a reputable transmission shop and they tore it all back down again, and didn't find anything wrong with the new flywheel or clutch. They did notice that the pilot bearing was installed crooked, so they removed it. After they had it out, they noticed good sized grooves in the crankshaft where my friend had chiseled the old pilot bearing out. Bottom line is, they got everything back together, and I'm still stuck with a vibration. The transmission shop thinks that when my friend hit the crankshaft, he either damaged the crank or messed up the thrust bearing.
So my question is, could the transmission shop be right? Could it be the thrust bearing causing all of this vibration, and could my friend have actually messed up the thrust bearing by hammering on the crank?
FYI, the harmonic damper is fine.
I really appreciate any information any of you might have... I've spent a lot of money already now, double of what I should have spent, and I'm just looking for an answer at this point prior to spending more. I've learned a valuable lesson about letting the wrong people work on my car to save a dime though...
So my question is, could the transmission shop be right? Could it be the thrust bearing causing all of this vibration, and could my friend have actually messed up the thrust bearing by hammering on the crank?
FYI, the harmonic damper is fine.
I really appreciate any information any of you might have... I've spent a lot of money already now, double of what I should have spent, and I'm just looking for an answer at this point prior to spending more. I've learned a valuable lesson about letting the wrong people work on my car to save a dime though...