Clutch release bearing.

[theprof]

Hi ladies and gents, been a while
Overhauling my Type 9 gearbox from my 88 S1 and need to relpace the throwout / release bearing, very sloppy fit on the shaft. Any idea how to remove it. Arm and bell housing still attached and Ive dropped the box from the car and its on my bench.

[theprof]

Hi Richard,
interesting problem. I dont have a ball mounting and spring clip. My bell housing has a pivot pin and whats left of an anti rattle sleeve. The arm has a simple u shaped slot (badly worn). New pins seem to be pushed into the housing.
Phill

[theprof]

Hi Maffee,
Thanks for the reply. Kind of catch 22 Im afraid. The arm seen in the photos cannot be withdrawn out from under the clip because the main shaft is still in place. I cannot withdraw this, the bell housing is still bloted to it and one of four bolts securing it is obscured by the arm. You can kind of see this from the second picture, its the top right one. Does the bearing release from the arm while its all in place does anyone know?

[theprof]

Thanks all for some interesting info. Ended up driving the pivot pin out from the other side of the bell housing with a pin punch. Was all very easy in the end and so would recomend this way to anyone else.
Now for the big question, with an overhall kit from about £150, has anyone split the box to repair seals and bearings before? If so so how much of a ball ache is it?

[theprof]

Thanks agian to everyone offering help . It was never my intention to 'strip' the gearbox and break it down to its constituent parts, cos like every one else I am just mad amatuer! Stripping a box to all its bells and whistles is beyond my ability. The idea is to give the box a birthday. it leaks from the behind the clutch bearing tube so its either the seal or the gasket, probably both. So if i do that then why not attempt all the other gaskets and the seal at the other end. I suppose the question is if I do then how much of the box has to come apart to do it. The gearbox itself is sound otherwise, certainly no issue with selecting any gear or whining.