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 ...

A friend of mine at work and I have a disagreement about using the clutch on a standard-shift car. He says keeping the clutch pressed in will wear out the throw-out bearing, and I say it won't. For ...

There’s nothing quite like the crisp gear whine and snap that go with an old-fashioned Muncie four-speed transmission, a powerful engine, the open road and a delightful summer day. However, the ...

Everyone knows that building a car involves a lot of decisions, and each of those decisions has the potential to introduce unintended consequences. Choose to do this and you have to change that. Make ...

The most common cause of a noise like this is likely to be a worn throw-out bearing, also known as a release bearing. Like most bearings, this component is designed to allow interaction between a ...