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Originally Posted by Stroked & Blown
Ah, lateral crankshaft bearing load from the TO. Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
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Play in the thrust bearing leads to play in the crank which can then cause wear on the other bearings. They refer to it as crank walk.
It does force the starter to spin the transmission when starting, which sits in tranny fluid and adds extra load to the starter. I had to press the clutch in to get my car to start one morning when it was -14F.