On Sun, 18 May 2003, Blake Thornton wrote: > Dennis, > > OK, so what does that mean exactly? > > - would this cause the clutch to fail (mine was permanently engaged, and I > replaced the cylinders, so I don't think that was the problem). YES. A clutch that won't disengage is a classic symptom of a siezed pilot bearing. The pilot bearing is what lets the transmission input shaft and the crankshaft turn independently when the clutch is disengaged.
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