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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Total Knock Out!: American Powertrain gets you into a high-torque capacity (and efficient!) five-speed TKO 600 in a weekend There’s nothing quite like the crisp gear whine and snap that go with an old ...

Whether your Scion FR-S is stock or heavily modified, the unavoidable truth is your throw-out bearing is bound to fail. If you saw the SPEC Clutch install on my Hot Lava Scion FR-S, my factory ...