Loose ball bearings by flywheel?

[jlagnese at massed.net]

Unless there was a noise for a while which went
away(just before the trhowout bearing went south).
---- Original message ----

  Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:46:21 -0400
  From: "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net>
  Subject: Re: Loose ball bearings by flywheel?
  To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
  >
  >----- 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 3:26 PM
  >Subject: Re: Loose ball bearings by flywheel?
  >
  >
  >I never thought of the release bearing, but that
  could very well be,
  >although you should hear a noise when pushing in
  the pedal.
  >
  >In either case, you will simply need a new
  release bearing, but the
  >trans has to com out either way. If it were mine,
  I'd do the clutch
  >with it, unless it was fairly recently replaced.
  That's a good bit of
  >work to go through to do the release bearing, and
  it would be a bummer
  >to have to go through it again soon afterward if
  the clutch failed.
  >
  >Tony
  >
  >
  >On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Mike
  <xthejuicex at gmail.com> wrote:
  >> Thanks for all the ideas. Does this mean that I
  will need a new clutch or
  >> flywheel? Also, how hard is that to change by
  yourself as I can't afford
  >> to
  >> take it to a dealer.
  >>
  >> -Mike
  >>
  >> On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Claus Vegener
  >> <vegener at post7.tele.dk>wrote:
  >>
  >>> I think it is the clutch trust bearing.
  >>> Claus
  >>> 200 20V Avant 90
  >>> Urq 83, 549 Hp
  >>>
  >And if it is the very likely release bearing, it
  probably wore the pressure
  >plate fingers thin on the ends
  >
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