In photo number 35, you can see the throw out bearing assembly still on the transmission input shaft. When I slid it off, I noticed that the bearing itself seemed to get very hot, as indicated by the blue discoloring in pic number 36. I will replace this bearing.
Pic number 37 shows the pressure plate assembly. I took out a couple of the mounting bolts (top and bottom) and replaced them with bolts that are a little longer so that when I take all the other mounting bolts off, the pressure plate would not pop off and drop to the ground.
When the pressure plate assembly came off (pic 38), a surprise was waiting for me. The pilot bearing evidently was loose in the end of the crankshaft and it pulled out when the tranny was pulled out. You can see it sitting in the middle of the clutch hole, where the tranny input shaft goes. This bearing will be replaced too!
With the clutch out of the flywheel, I inspected the clutch contact surface of the flywheel (pic 39) and it looks pretty good. Just a little glazing, so I'll scuff it up with some sandpaper before reassembly begins.
