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Originally Posted by nkaminar
The grease fitting is for the housing that moves when you push in the clutch pedal and that the throw out bearing is mounted on. There is no way to grease the bearing itself.
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Henry designed the clutch thrust bearing (throw out bearing) and the clutch thrust bearing hub (the part the bearing mounts on) so both can be lubricated. Putting grease thru the grease fitting on the hub will also grease the bearing. There are 4 radial holes in the original hubs that match up with a gap between the rotating and fixed parts of the bearing. When you pump grease thru the grease fitting, grease will also find its way up into the bearing. The Model A Ford Instruction Book (owner's manual shows this fitting as the "Clutch Thrust Bearing" fitting. I greased the clutch thrust bearing on my Tudor a few weeks ago using the fitting on the hub.
I have seen some hubs without the radial holes. I suspect these are replacement parts.
Chris W.