jmgeorge78

I was wondering if anyone could help me out.

I have a 98 Pathfinder SE with about 140K miles. It has been making an awful noise when I depress the clutch pedal. This only really happens until the car is warmed up and is very apparent when going through the lower gears. I went to a mechanic (and looked online) and was told it was the throwout bearing. The mechanic suggested I replace the clutch since I had such high mileage and the labor would be approximately the same as replacing the throwout bearing alone. He also said I could drive with the bad throwout bearing for a while as it would cause no other damage.

That's fine however, I broke down last night. There was a big pop and the clutch pedal was stuck to the floor. I thought the throwout bearing had completely gone and the clutch failed. This morning a different mechanic told me I had lost my clutch hydraulics. I will need a new master and slave as well as some hose.

So my question is: Does a bad throwout bearing cause other damage to the clutch system or anything else...transmission? If not, and this was just a coincidence, what happens when the bearing is totally non-functional?

Any other advice is appreciated!
Thanks in advance.