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Originally Posted by humfrz
Well now, @ pantdino , back in the 80's or earlier, you would have been correct most of the time.
I had the same misconception until ol @ Ultramaroon enlightened me.
The TOB in our cars is an "active" type, meaning it's spinning any time the engine is running. True, it's under pressure only when the clutch is pushed it.
humfrz |
What is the advantage of that? Instead of spinning like 1/10,000 of the time it's spinning 100%. I guess they figure if its not under load it won't make any difference? But spinning still creates heat and uses up the grease in the bearing.
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