"Kai M. Radicke" wrote:
>
> >I think the advice is not because of the need (or lack of) for grease in
> the
> > bearing as much as the very real possibility that packing the bearing
> > will sling grease when it is rotating and get on the disk surfaces causing
> the
> > utch to become ineffective.
> >
> > Joe
>
> I thought about that, but it is a non-issue. Only the back of the TOB is
> open, in a gap about 3/16" wide. Which once installed onto the TOB carrier
> the gap is practically closed... And the opening faces AWAY from the clutch
> disc, so the only way any lubrication could get on it is during sudden
> braking in which any grease that is being flung into the air in the bell
> housing is caused to suddenly surge forward... and even then it has to
> somehow penetrate the pressure plate.
At the speeds that those components are apt to be spinning, I would not count
out any possibility. Anyway, I have installed throw out bearings in all
sorts of cars since the early 60's and have never lubed the bearing and never
had a failure (that I know of)!
Joe
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