Gary,

Let me clarify, the throw out bearing does not get any lubrication from the transmission gear oil. The weep hole will drip onto it, but there is no benefit or apparent harm either. My point was that in the absence of the weep hole in the bearing retainer would lead to weepage much farther forward on the input shaft which would be close to leaking on the clutch disk (definitely a bad thing).

Paul


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