[Jherriott]

Originally Posted by safe

Align, yes i would see that being a use. But you don't have much force that you need support for, or is my thinking flawed?
Is there a transition when you are slipping on the clutch where there is a force acting on the bearing?

I wouldn't say so. The mechanic is just worried that the input shaft will spin INSIDE the sleeve of the bearing, rather then the bearing spinning itself... thereby causing heat and more damage to the input shaft.

Personally, there's no way in hell I am buying a $2,500 part and THEN cracking open the trans to install it and everything else inside the case. I am inclined to say hand polish, grease and button the thing up. It's got to be better than the seized bearing that was in there for over a year and a half.

I just wanted to get all your opinions first

Jase.