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Grease or no grease on T/O bearing retainer?

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Old 09-21-2008, 09:02 PM
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Default Grease or no grease on T/O bearing retainer?

Ordered spec stage 1 clutch kit and billet steel flywheel and installing tomorrow. I hear some say no grease on bearing retainer and some say a small amount of brake caliper grease or wheel bearing grease. Just a light coat on the face of the t.o bearing, on the retainer shaft, the fulcrum or pivot stud and the fork spring high spots. Is this right? The king cobra POS t/o bearing came with this grease inside the sleeve and made the pedal really crappy.

Also the pivot stud has a little wear from the clip of the fork is it ok to put back in. i used a small file and emery to clean it up. It seems to do it's job just fine but i wanted to ask.
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Old 09-21-2008, 09:25 PM
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ive always put a little grease on mine
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Old 09-21-2008, 09:48 PM
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http://autohow.tv/node/23
watch part 2 at 3:30 in to it they say dont do it it just collects dust.
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Old 09-21-2008, 10:16 PM
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It's too late but you should have just ordered the stage 3 and been done with it.
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Old 09-21-2008, 10:18 PM
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damn it quit saying that i havent installed mine yet either!!!!!!!! ive looked into it and all i have to do is buy a new stage 2 or 3 clutch disk from spec and use everyting else.
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Old 09-21-2008, 10:23 PM
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You dont want a stage 3 spec clutch on a street car. Puck style clutches suck *** for street cars. Thats why there is a spec stage 3+ that has a full faced disc.

And no you dont greese it
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Old 09-21-2008, 11:22 PM
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never grease a throw out bearing
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Old 09-22-2008, 02:39 AM
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I had a 2+ that chattered, my new promotion clutch doesnt chatter at all
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