My clutch throwout bearing just went out and was completely annihilated.
When the trans was pulled I noticed that the bearing sleeve portion could spin while the cast piece remains bolted to the trans. Is this normal? Should this be fixed with a new retainer?
If I understand you correctly I had a similar potential problem. The bearing that the throwoutbearing rides on could be pulled out of the transmission while it's housing (4 bolts) remained there. So I just put loctite on it and it has stayed in there the last 3-4k miles or so...
I'm glad you asked the question...I'm pretty sure it shouldn't rotate but I was just stating mine is/was doing the same thing yours is.
The piece that came off on mine is the bearing that the throwout bearing rides on. When removed it just looks like a hollow 6-8 inch pipe which is what mine was. I stuck it back in the "cast piece" that is bolted to the tranny and put loctite in there to keep it their. Sorry I'm so confusing