2011-2016 Chevy Cruze Clutch Replacement 

You only have a problem bleeding if you don't pre load the concentric slave with fluid before fitting. Fill a small plastic bowl with fluid, immerse the openings of the slave cylinder and compress it a number of times until it's full of fluid and all the air bubbles have stopped coming out, then cap it and fit it. No problems with bleeding.

If you don't do this, this is why you have a problem bleeding - 1:14:00 - 1:15:00 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-otgWniXjkXs.html

I rewatched, see how you left the AC compressor unhooked from the engine and maybe held by the refrigerant lines.

Gm has what they call a pilot bearing for these. I know because I got one from a dealer. And it’s plastic

No it’s been great for about 13,000kms now

Mine charged me around $4000 for new clutch and pressure plate, CA.

reading the remarks = seems i always see someone that thinks everything has to be ONE way = it's a sign you have never lived different places let alone different countries = have it your way - but what we call a lift in germany is a lift to get you to swim dive tower in a public swimming pools, volley ball, table tennis and the women can be toples if desired = lift this homeboy . open up or be left behind ......spend time checking me spelling or grammer = can you speak any other languages ? with time = things "mix" but i love my Philippine wife !!!

I'm sure they replaced that also because it normally comes with the kit. My 99 S-10 clutch failed because of the bearing at 165K, my Chevy Cruze, it was my driving.

different = different = not the same

Easier to pull the engine out the top than struggle pulling subframe and transmission out the bottom without a hoist

NO way !! I've been doing this for 40 years, you don't need to pull the subframe on most cars, (this one included), the gearbox will either drop through clear to the floor or just move over to the right and sit on the leg of the subframe to expose all the parts. At the very worst, you may need to slacken 2 subframe bolts on the port side of the car so the gearbox can duck under the frame rail, but usually this isn't necessary. I've never in my life seen anyone take an engine out to swap a clutch and flywheel. I'm 67 and if I couldn't have a new clutch in that car using 4 axle stands, a tow rope and a single floor jack in 4 or 5 hours, safely and correctly, I'd cash my chips in. Sorry, what you show here is the most difficult and pointless time consuming way of changing a clutch that requires a workshop and engine hoist !! The car you're working on is either a rebadged Daewoo Lancetti, or Vauxhall Astra, (rebadged Holden is also a possibility) which are really easy cars to work on which you've made look really difficult by taking most of the car apart for some reason ! This is really not a good way to do this job unless you just like buying expensive needless equipment and taking your car apart for a couple of days. Also, you seem to be confused between "engaging" and "disengaging" the clutch. When you push the pedal to the floor, the clutch DISENGAGES, not "engages". A car that won't go into gear with the engine running means the clutch won't DISENGAGE either partially or fully meaning the input shaft to the gearbox is still rotating. If this car has a concentric slave cylinder and you didn't pre load it with fluid, it would explain why you had such difficulty bleeding the clutch like a lot of other people who don't do it. If you're bleeding a clutch 5 or 10 times, you've missed something. The following link is to how the job is done, although you can use a floor jack to move the gearbox to the right if you're not as strong as the guy in this link. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b2dlfz2eiys.html @@bradenrein

If the car has a concentric slave cylinder and you didn't do this, this is why you had a problem bleeding - 1:14:00 - 1:15:00 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-otgWniXjkXs.html@@bradenrein

sounds like an exhaust leak. sometimes the gaskets break when removed or arent lined up correctly wen reinstalled. id start there