Just a quick question for the audience here - does anybody know if a sintered bronze bearing is available for this particular application instead of the needle-roller? The reason I am asking is that years ago, I was replacing a throw-out bearing on my 1993 Ram, and for good measure, I decided to replace the whole clutch since I was already there, plus the truck had 150k on the clock. The OEM Sachs clutch kit came with a bronze bushing for the pilot bearing, but I read somewhere that a needle-roller was also available. So, I stopped by my local Advance Auto store and they did show on their parts diagram that the pilot bearing was a needle-roller, so I bought that one, too. Then, when I brought the truck and the clutch kit to the shop that did the work, the mechanic checked that the kit was complete before commencing work, and he was surprised to find both the roller and the bushing in the box. I then explained to him I bought the roller separately in case that was the right part. He laughed and told me Sachs put the correct part in the kit, and added that the sintered bronze bearing will easily make it to a 1 million mile mark, whereas the roller will have to be replaced much sooner, even with the extra oil seal, which the bushing doesn't have. Then, when he took the old clutch off, he removed the old bushing, and after he washed it in brake cleaner, it looked like new with no noticeable wear.