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Originally Posted by V8 Bob
A couple friends and I bought early '50s NOS Ford throw-out bearings many years ago, and found the original grease had deteriorated so badly the bearings would need to be disassembled, cleaned, greased and re-assembled to be useful, something they are not designed to do.
New quality bearings were purchased from our local clutch rebuilder and assembled onto the OE carriers.
Sometimes , NOS is not the best option.  |
I was thinking the same. Think about it. That's close to 75 years that grease has been sitting around. VanPelt or Third Gen would be great places to start.