Best quality throwout bearing?

[GsxrMe]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Pauter rods? Engine trouble or is it time just time to crank the boost up.

I finally got them! It was sitting on my porch for days lol, i never use the damn front door.

No trouble, I have been watching for sales on all the hardware on my list. Everytime I punch it real good my nerves are crap. The factory rods are constructed out of toilet paper. But ya i will also be retuning map 3 for 20psi.

Why pauter? Its American and even if the other options maybe just as good. The reviews have been great but they arent the cheapest.

Now waiting on my King bearings and other goodies. No corners are being taken. Keeping her 86x86

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by GsxrMe

I finally got them! It was sitting on my porch for days lol, i never use the damn front door.

No trouble, I have been watching for sales on all the hardware on my list. Everytime I punch it real good my nerves are crap. The factory rods are constructed out of toilet paper. But ya i will also be retuning map 3 for 20psi.

Why pauter? Its American and even if the other options maybe just as good. The reviews have been great but they arent the cheapest.

Now waiting on my King bearings and other goodies. No corners are being taken. Keeping her 86x86

I hear ya bud do it right the first time

[smg1138]

Originally Posted by Turdinator

The stock throw out bearing is an NTN which is a quality Japanese brand. SKF is a good Swedish brand. Both are quality brands so you can't say one will be better than the other on brand alone. It may be the bearing is under designed for our cars. What is it that actually fails on the bearing?

I sell bearings for a living.

EDIT: With a bit of searching it seems a lot of Subaru throw out bearings have the same ID and running surface diameter. It may be possible to mod a WRX or even STi bearing to suit our set up. It will depend on the fork as those bearings seem to be wider.

I'm pretty sure the TOB is made in China. I know for sure the one that came with the Exedy OEM clutch kit is, which gave me some pause. I'll double check the failed stock TOB to be sure.

[Turdinator]

Originally Posted by smg1138

I'm pretty sure the TOB is made in China. I know for sure the one that came with the Exedy OEM clutch kit is, which gave me some pause. I'll double check the failed stock TOB to be sure.

Stock TOB is made in Japan. I didn't check what came with my exedy kit however.

[sato]

The Toyota TSB came out last week or so, giving us a new TOB P/N... SU003-07349
Not sure if it will be an improvement over the previous 00802 part.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117440

[Deep Six]

Originally Posted by Deep Six

Been running an ACT 6 puck the past 2 years with considerable track use. TOB started to squeal last month and I replaced it with an oem unit along with the Velox billet fork and pivot. Ordered a new friction disk once I saw how much wear was showing as well. Got it back on the street today and the difference in pedal feel really surprised me. Overall shifting is so improved I feel like it's a different car.

I should have posted a follow up but less than 2 weeks after this install the new TOB began intermittently squealing. I only drive the car 3 or 4 times a month and I haven't addressed it yet. Strange though that there are times when it is quiet. However when it is squealing, a light tough on the pedal stops the noise.