Throwout bearing options

[Martinbuilt]

I'm working on my gearbox.
It's almost together, but i'm not excited about the throwout bearing i got from snyders.
It seems to have more play in it than the old one i removed.
The Andrews book gives a Bower 2065 recommendation, which i can get on amazon.
Is there a timkin or other brand that i can get at napa?
Or, do i clean up and reuse the old one?
It spins quietly, but i don't know if that's enough.

[Phil Brown]

Place it face down on the bench and rotate it while appling a small amount of downward pressure, if it is smooth it's most likley good for now, but no way to tell its lifespan that it has left, any rough spots in it's rotation and just toss it in the trash.
Nothing wrong with using a good used one.

[Jim Brierley]

You can force grease into you old one by using a wheel bearing packer. Clean the bearing well so you don't force any dirt into it.

[Martinbuilt]

Thanks for the input. I'll have a look at it after work.

[Phil Brown]

Originally Posted by Jim Brierley

You can force grease into you old one by using a wheel bearing packer. Clean the bearing well so you don't force any dirt into it.

Thats a good tip, never thought about doing that

[Bigsnapper43]

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[Martinbuilt]

Hmm...
The old one is an Aetna, made in Chicago.
I put some weight on it, and it's less smooth. I'll look for a better new replacement.

[Ernie Vitucci]

Good afternoon...You might want to speak to Snyders about the one you don't like. It might be the odd bad one...which they would replace...or they might tell you that it is as it should be. They're pretty careful about what they sell. Ernie in Arizona

[Oldcarbearings]

Try&find/locate&source either :FAFNIR, FAG, HOFFMAN / (TIMKEN), FEDERAL, GREEN, L&S, MRC , NDH , R&M/RHP SKF, i can give you the above aforementioned part numbers if you like?.

[BButturff]

One thing I've learned in 50+ years of working on cars is, if you're going to keep the car, use the highest quality bearings and gaskets you can find. Well, I guess that's two things.

[katy]

Originally Posted by Jim Brierley

You can force grease into you old one by using a wheel bearing packer. Clean the bearing well so you don't force any dirt into it.

Don't overgrease it.

[gdmn852]

Hello , there has been a number of older posts on Ford Barn about poor quality bearings, if you can find some NOS or made by the manufacturers post above you would be better off. Some of that imported stuff apparently uses soft or improperly heat treated if at all.

[Oldcarbearings]

We've had NO problems AT ALL selling NEW AETNA clutch bearings or BCA (part of NTN) clutch bearings......

[Martinbuilt]

Thanks all.
I appreciate all the input, it sounds like i have a bunch of options.

[Joe K]

Overgreasing in this area will get grease on your clutch plate.

I would grease, run it around a few times while pushing down, wipe off the excess. Repeat at least three more times.

That is the bearing. The housing/slider/trunk you do internally before assembly to the 'nose', and then mess with the slider zerk ONLY if you have problems.

Joe K

[Skyking227]

I didn’t think you could force grease in that way