Scott,
Good points. I have built at least 50-75 ZF transaxles (5 and 6 speed,-1 and -2 ,M1 and RBT) and I have never seen an input shaft that was damaged by a bad pilot bushing. I have ,however seen a few B/W T5s from Mustangs and Camaros that have been damaged by roller bearings failing. Most have been in cars that were used very hard though.
Ron
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