I put my new motor in my 240sx (KA) and after a couple hundred miles the clutch stopped engaging and everything just basically was completely fucked.

I decided to drop the tranny only to find it would not come off.. like any more than a half inch. I even tried using a comealong with a chain hooked from my tow hook to the tranny. Still nothing

Finally I said ---- it and busted out the sawzall and oxy acetalyene and went to town.

When I finally got the tranny out, I found that it was the pilot bearing frozen on the input shaft.

Looking back, I don't think I put grease on the end of the input shaft.. could that have done it? I just really don't want to repeat this problem again because trannys aren't that cheap.

 

Oh No



NISSAN PILOT BEARING STRIKES AGAIN!!!

 

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Is it just a plain bearing?

Bring it to a machine shop and get a thou or 2 taken off.

 

Next tiem that bell housing will know its role!

 

ya.. turns out this motor was an auto and i forgot to change the bushing to a manual one... this is what happens... expensive learning curve, but definitley a do once.

 

You should try to source a ball bearing to go there. A bushing is just asking for trouble.