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Willy's immaculate 10AE Mazda Miata

Willy is from Crystal River and drives to my shop in St. Petersburg for all his Miata 10AE service and repair. Willy call me and reported high pitched squeal from time to time. When I hear that complaint/observtion from my customers I immediately thing pilot bearing for the clutch kit.

The pilot bearing is a small bearing centered in the flywheel that acts as an inner face between the transmission and engine. When it starts to seize it creates and intermittent squeal that get louder and more frequent with time. When it finally seizes completely the transmission and engine become one. The union wears the clutch out prematurely.

Willy's seized Miata pilot bearing

Best advice is the replace the entire clutch kit at that point. Willy’s pilot bearing had just started to seize and so he elected to bring his stunning 10AE Mazda Miata in and get the clutch replaced.