spigot bearing

Post by **rubyvan** » 03 Dec 2007, 17:47

CAn anyone tell what a spigot bearing is used for and when you would ned to change it.
cheers
steve

Post by **jamesc76** » 03 Dec 2007, 18:10

it supports the end of the input shaft for the gear box as to changing it you can only really find that out once the gearox is seperated from the engine!

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 03 Dec 2007, 18:30

It's an INA needle roller bearing and costs ~£3.50 from a real motorfactors (NOT Hellfords) BUT the box, driveshafts, clutch & flywheel all have to come out to change it OR the engine of course

believe me I DO know !!

Ian.

Post by **Tex Ritter** » 03 Dec 2007, 19:11

rubyvan wrote:CAn anyone tell what a spigot bearing is used for and when you would ned to change it.
cheers
steve

As already explained, it is to do with supporting the spigot/gearbox input shaft at the crank end.

But unless you are going to take the box out for some other reason, or it is giving you trouble, leave well alone. It will let you know when it is 'giving up the ghost.'

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:24

It is the disk like thing around the shaft, It pushes against the clutch to release drive while you change gears, This one hasn't been fitted properly yet, you can see a bit more of one of the downwards prongs on one side.

[img:853:1280]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/208 ... 0969_o.jpg[/img]

when you would ned to change it.

preferably when hell freezes over

I am not sure exactly what the symptoms are difficulty changing gear I suppose, but there are lots of other things that would cause that too.

Post by **jamesc76** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:28

Hacksawbob wrote:It is the disk like thing around the shaft, It pushes against the clutch to release drive while you change gears, This one hasn't been fitted properly yet, you can see a bit more of one of the downwards prongs on one side.

[img:853:1280]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/208 ... 0969_o.jpg[/img]

when you would ned to change it.
preferably when hell freezes over I am not sure exactly what the symptoms are difficulty changing gear I suppose, but there are lots of other things that would cause that too.

Sorry mate but that aint it at all that disc thing is the release bearing !! the spigot bearing fits into the centre of the flywheel then the end of the input shaft fits inside that

Post by **andysimpson** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:28

Hacksawbob wrote:It is the disk like thing around the shaft, It pushes against the clutch to release drive while you change gears, This one hasn't been fitted properly yet, you can see a bit more of one of the downwards prongs on one side.

[img:853:1280]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/208 ... 0969_o.jpg[/img]

when you would ned to change it.
preferably when hell freezes over I am not sure exactly what the symptoms are difficulty changing gear I suppose, but there are lots of other things that would cause that too.

Thats the clutch release bearing

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:29

Ermmm Bob, that's the clutch release bearing .... the spigot bearing's in the end of the crankshaft on manual gearbox vans. The pointy bit in the picture is supported by the spigot bearing

Silly person

Ian.

Post by **jamesc76** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:31

could 3 of us post the same thing again all at the same time ??freaky

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:34

could 3 of us post the same thing again all at the same time ??freaky

Ian

Post by **kevtherev** » 03 Dec 2007, 20:42

Blimey...let's all jump on Bob

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 04 Dec 2007, 15:18

For the record the spigot bearing is INA F-85265 .... I don't have the VW number.

Ian.

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