China made Throwout Bearing
 

Getting ready to change out the clutch on a Cub 102 and thought I'd also change out the springs and throwout bearing.

Anyway I was looking at the Throwout and it reads China....It's packaged in a Genuine part package with Cub Cadet Troy-bilt Trade Marks.

Is this thing junk or is it good to go......thoughts please.

It's basically the only choice you have.....

O.K. Thanks.

I run one of these but because it's longer you need the third pin that the spring rests against to be further back, I bought a new driveshaft from Jeff and drilled my own hole or you could use a split collar on your current shaft just to avoid having an extra hole.

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I will say that bearings in general tend to come from all over the planet. I generally prefer stuff made in USA or Europe. What I find interesting is that say Fafnir (just picking a name at random) may supply bearings made in multiple countries. I'm pretty certain I have gotten combine bearings from Deere that were made in China.

Unfortunately most everything is made overseas, and it sucks!!

Once I get into changing everything out I'll a look at the bearing that's in it ......if it looks good I'll repack it and put it back in.

The cub 102 is about 50 years old and the clutch is worn pretty thin but not being the orginal owner I don't know if it's ever been changed out.

Thoughts Please..

Sad but true. Here is a pic of the CI rear in a GT3100 that I sold.:angry:
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Made between 2005 - 2010 3000 Series....Thanks for the posting.

Don't do that. Just replace it. It's a PITA if the bearing fails later and you need to change it. I guess it's up to you, as it's your money, your time and your machine, but I wouldn't go to the trouble of disassembly and not change the t/o bearing.