Loose ball bearings by flywheel?

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Pilot bearing's parts?  The main thrust bearing is a lot sturdier....the 
pilot is smaller...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Hoffman" <auditony at gmail.com>
To: "Mike" <xthejuicex at gmail.com>
Cc: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: Loose ball bearings by flywheel?


Hmm, that's a bit of a stumper. They look like the input shaft
bearings, but you would have definately heard the noise before it fell
apart like that. And, I seem to recall them being bigger than that.

Tony Hoffman


On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Mike <xthejuicex at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone. I was checking out to see if the cps pin on my flywheel was
> broken and when I pulled out the starter to look through the hole at the
> flywheel, these small metal balls came out. They had grease on them and 
> when
> I poked around inside i could see and feel some small sharp pieces of 
> metal.
> Did some bearing explode or something? Here is a pic of the balls and are
> next to a lighter for reference. http://i38.tinypic.com/2yum6md.jpg . BTW
> the car won't start but would crank over and get fuel.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
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