What does a pilot bearing do and can it cause grinding and/or disable the clutch from releasing all the way?

 

I meant to say "can a bad pilot bearing cause..."

 

yes

 

mmm.. crap... my friend and i installed a new tranny and clutch but didnt do the pilot because my friend thought that it was too hard to take out, so i was wondering if theres any way to do it without taking the whole tranny out?

 

ya you can do it without dropping the tranny

you pull the motor


oh my god, i am sooo funny

 

lol, so ill take that as a no.

 

ok one last question, can i still drive the car because the tranny only grind when i shift slow and into second, and rarely third? i mean, it doesnt seem THAT damaged