Spigot Bearing

[RumRunner]

I hear the spigot bearing its a common prob on the Monaro...what is average mileage for them to go pop and has anybody done decent miles and not replaced it.

[j666eds]

Mine failed at around 80k but IIRC there have been posts on here of them failing a lot sooner than that.

[Hex]

Mine went at about 60k

[mv6]

Mine went at 50k.Ball bearings were rolling around in the bellhousing!Stopped driving it just in time.No gearbox damage.

[dsmith1990]

MF replaced mine last year as a precaution whilst the gearbox was out for the clutch slave cylinder, apparently in average condition with around 89k on it

[007 VXR]

Inho replace both spigot and slave cylinder every time you remove the gearbox or change a clutch.

[snowwolf]

My old Monaro is at about 80k miles and touch wood still ok

[EmmaJ]

I Win! I screwed my gearbox at 40k

But to be fair that had nothing to do with the Spigot bearing and everything to do with a death rattle in 5th. One day of hard driving at Thunder Road killed that box off with lethal efficiency

[snowwolf]

EmmaJ said:

I Win! I screwed my gearbox at 40k

But to be fair that had nothing to do with the Spigot bearing and everything to do with a death rattle in 5th. One day of hard driving at Thunder Road killed that box off with lethal efficiency

[jameshsv]

snowwolf said:

Thats because you are

[jameshsv]

snowwolf said:

Thats because you are

[Mistress Hayley]

What are the symptoms noise wise? I have a whinning noise usually in 5th or 6th. Sometimes it stops if I dip the clutch but not everytime.It's not everytime I drive the car that it happens

[EmmaJ]

Mistress Hayley said:

What are the symptoms noise wise? I have a whinning noise usually in 5th or 6th. Sometimes it stops if I dip the clutch but not everytime.It's not everytime I drive the car that it happens

Hiya, If that was directed at me it's a very pronounced shake from the gear lever in 5th and low whine when under WOT. For info this was on a stock T56 box with a ls7 clutch in a Monaro.

[Vulgar LS2]

My bearing went at around 55K, no damage but I stopped driving as soon as it made a noise.

[VinceM]

Mine was replaced last year so is a new part one for life or will it need changing at some point in the future???

[granjuiceymoose]

Vulgar LS2 said:

My bearing went at around 55K, no damage but I stopped driving as soon as it made a noise.

Daft question but what noise was it ?

[Yertis]

Mine was fine at 80,000 miles when I had MF change it as a precaution, apparently it was right on the edge of going bad. Had it done again as a precaution at 130,000 miles.