A throwout bearing is used on vehicles with a manual transmission. It’s part of the mechanism that disengages or releases the clutch when the driver presses down on the clutch pedal. As such, it’s ...

Anyone who has driven a car with a manual transmission for more than a day will tell you that it's exceptionally fun. When you can get on the open road and shift gears to pick up speed, there's ...

Technically speaking, the correct terminology for a throwout bearing is release bearing, as in clutch release bearing. When considered in those terms, it's easier to imagine what this component is and ...

When Classic Trucks Tech Center Manager Jason Scudellari showed up to work one Monday morning all smiles, I knew something was up. When he told me that he scored something at the Pomona Swap Meet, I ...

Even before the customer shut off the engine and walked into Mobile Diesel Service’s office, the technicians in the southern Oregon shop knew what the issue was with his ’13 Ram 3500. The noise and ...

Q: I’ve driven my 1996 stick shift Saturn SL-1 for 120,000 reliable miles, mostly in the city. After 15 minutes in hot summer traffic jams, the clutch (replaced at 80,000 miles) will squeal loudly ...

When you're gunning your car down the road, a lot of variables have to converge properly in order to complete that fast and furious gear change. Putting the power to the transmission means relying on ...

Replacing a clutch disc and pressure plate is probably on your “take it to the mechanic” list. It shouldn’t be -- replacing a whole clutch assembly is something the skilled DIYer can do in a home ...

Manual transmission cars, which are becoming increasingly scarce, have a clutch pedal with the brake and accelerator pedals. The clutch pedal is an assembly of a clutch plate, pressure plate, flywheel ...