i think i need to change my pilot bearing - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

hachiroku · 11-24-2002, 03:47 PM

ever since i first bought my S13, i've been hearing a whining noise everytime i'm in the first 3 gears. it's really noisy in the first 2 gears, quieter in 3rd gear and pretty silent when i'm in 4th-5th gear.

the owner said that the clutch was recently replaced, but i think that whoever changed the clutch was too lazy to change the pilot bearing and that's where i'm getting the whining noise. i never had anyone that was able to confirm it was the pilot bearing and i can only suspect because i don't know of any other bearing that would make such a noise in my conditions. can anyone tell me if my speculation is correct?

i know the steps to changing this bearing is just like changing the clutch, but can someone tell me if there is anything i need to lookout for when changing the clutch on an S13 because i've never dealt with S13 clutches before, so i don't know what else to expect to have to do other than removing starter, tranny, driveshaft, clutch slave cylinder (?). i know how to remove a pilot bearing, but when replacing a pilot bearing, what do i use to tap it into the engine? and how far do i tap it in?

thanksgiving weekend is coming up and this will be the only time i will be free to do such a task, so i need to know everything i need to do asap so i can get this done without spending more than the weekend.  i'm taking the car home to oakland from san jose and will need to come back to san jose at the end of the weekend (50+ miles apart).

11-24-2002, 03:47 PM	#1
hachiroku Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 40 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ever since i first bought my S13, i've been hearing a whining noise everytime i'm in the first 3 gears. it's really noisy in the first 2 gears, quieter in 3rd gear and pretty silent when i'm in 4th-5th gear. the owner said that the clutch was recently replaced, but i think that whoever changed the clutch was too lazy to change the pilot bearing and that's where i'm getting the whining noise. i never had anyone that was able to confirm it was the pilot bearing and i can only suspect because i don't know of any other bearing that would make such a noise in my conditions. can anyone tell me if my speculation is correct? i know the steps to changing this bearing is just like changing the clutch, but can someone tell me if there is anything i need to lookout for when changing the clutch on an S13 because i've never dealt with S13 clutches before, so i don't know what else to expect to have to do other than removing starter, tranny, driveshaft, clutch slave cylinder (?). i know how to remove a pilot bearing, but when replacing a pilot bearing, what do i use to tap it into the engine? and how far do i tap it in? thanksgiving weekend is coming up and this will be the only time i will be free to do such a task, so i need to know everything i need to do asap so i can get this done without spending more than the weekend.  i'm taking the car home to oakland from san jose and will need to come back to san jose at the end of the weekend (50+ miles apart).