And knowing is half the battle

[SpecVrooom]

Well the quick history is that I have a ticking sound coming from my engine, pretty much only under load, a little at other times too. Checked the valve clearances, and fine for the most part. Then I took many hours pulling the timing cover off to see if I had a broken timing chain guide. Nope, all good. But my shocker came when I had an odd chunk, (not shavings) chunk! of metal in my oil pan. Striations and a stamp and all. Well, i figured it out finally. Its thrust bearing. Now, looking at the FSM it has me drop the engine, basically take the whole thing apart to replace it. I was wondering if anyone has done this through the bottom of their car without pulling the engine.

I will be doing the clutch anywayz, but still, alot more work involved. Any and all help is appreciated, I dont have a few thousand to drop at a mechanic, so I will be doing the work myself.

02 Spec V

[RED_DET]

You can repair it that way, but as you already know, it will be alot of work. You also have to determine what other damage was caused?

[SpecVrooom]

Any other suggestions of things to change out while I am in there? I figure I will just get a bearing kit (havent sourced one yet) and do all the bearings instead of just the one. Not looking at high performance mod's as gas is killing the budget as is.