Spigot bush lube?

Carrington224 said:

What's a "throw out bearing"

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goes on clutch fork and moves the pressure plate fingers in and out

Here is a link with a good picture for you, like a cartoon. You should understand it then


http://www.ehow.com/about_5456365_throwout-bearing.html

Release bearing ???

Thor1950 said:

goes on clutch fork and moves the pressure plate fingers in and out

Here is a link with a good picture for you, like a cartoon. You should understand it then


What Is a Throwout Bearing? | eHow

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That's a release bearing, also known as a thrust bearing, the problem Tamara is having is not the release bearing. Silly Thor
Tamara, do you spend a lot of time with your foot on the clutch in gear whilst stationary?

Carrington224 said:

That's a release bearing, also known as a thrust bearing, the problem Tamara is having is not the release bearing. Silly Thor
Tamara, do you spend a lot of time with your foot on the clutch in gear whilst stationary?

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you guys call a spigot bushing what we call a pilot bearing...... And you call it a input shaft we call it a pilot shaft.......... Right Wammers

Carrington224 said:

Tamara, do you spend a lot of time with your foot on the clutch in gear whilst stationary?

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Nope, always careful about that.

So, are we agreeing now that the problem is the spigot bush and not the release bearing?

Tamara119 said:

So, are we agreeing now that the problem is the spigot bush and not the release bearing?

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Definitely.

Ok, and this time I'll try soaking it in oil first, since the previous bushes didn't last very long. Anybody know why this issue plagues Td5s?

Tamara119 said:

Ok, and this time I'll try soaking it in oil first, since the previous bushes didn't last very long. Anybody know why this issue plagues Td5s?

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Way back in time a spigot bush was always boiled up in gear oil and left to cool over night in the oil. Also polish the spigot up with 800 grit wet and dry and WD40 or similar, clean it very well and pop a drop of oil on.
Now puritans may get their heads up their arses but filling the cavity behind the spigot bush with graphite grease is also something worth doing.

carrington224 said:

way back in time a spigot bush was always boiled up in gear oil and left to cool over night in the oil. also polish the spigot up with 800 grit wet and dry and wd40 or similar, clean it very well and pop a drop of oil on.
Now puritans may get their heads up their arses but filling the cavity behind the spigot bush with graphite grease is also something worth doing.

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+1

Will do, thanks everyone!

The Mad Hat Man said:

+1

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except its only an issue with td5 never 300 tdi or 200 or previous ,the way you tell its spigot bush ,and not release bearing is that if spigot ,its only when clutch is half depressed not fully ,and its not lube its size

If its a sintered phosphor bronze bush, it will still benefit from having oil forced between the crystalline structure.

So, would doing a simple oil press be better than soaking it?

as stated above, the way to get oil into a sintered bush is to boil the oil and drop the bush into the boiling oil. this heat forces the air between the crystalline structure to expand and be released as bubbles. when the bubbles have stopped - ie all the air that can escape, has escaped, the oil is then allowed to cool. As the bush cools down, the oil is sucked into the cavities that held air. Once the oil is at room temperature, the bush is removed from the oil, and it is impregnated with oil.

Ok, will do. I had heard that filling it to the brim with oil while in the palm of your hand, and then squeezing your other palm on top of it until oil seeps through on the outside of the bush works too. I haven't tried this, but I want to just to see if it works!

Either way, I'll boil it afterwards to be sure… !

dont overheat the oil. just enough to force the air out of the bush.