[Nevadan]

Other than modifying the pressure plate to fit around those dowels I didn't need to do anything else. I'm guessing those dowels are there to hold the pressure plate in position while you get the first few bolts in place and probably could be ground off.

As I recall the throw-out bearing from that kit worked good. I'm not sure which part number on the Sachs box is for the bearing but you could do a search by part number.

Good work on finding the pilot bearing, I just had to use the old one since it was in better condition and had the seal whereas the "National" bearing I purchased looked weaker and didn't have the seal. There's a picture somewhere of both of the bearings, probably on my original "broken crankshaft" thread.