Thrust bearing fix?

[Ricey]

gday guys
so my hilux at 96000km's has started to get the squeak from the thrust bearing. its an 05 so iam out of warrenty on the old girl. I know i could drop the box and replace the clutch. but is there any other fixes??

Also i heard that you dont need to drop the box out??????? but that was from a nissan dealer Anybody got any info on that?

any help would be great cheers

[tasibrett]

I have only done thrust bearing replacement with out removing the gearbox on forklifts and dozer's. Never seen a collapsible input shaft on a ute or road going truck. I think you nissan dealer has his hand on it !

[Brookster]

I would tend to agree with Tasibrett. The few gearbox/clutch jobs I've done all involve the removal of the gearbox.