Quote Originally Posted by Accord Basic View Post
On Engineering design of the Bearings, it is required to design for long life with estimate max. load. but because of the materials grade, heat, vibration, etc. to shorten the bearing life and normal bearings calculated life is around 10 - 12 yrs life (design workload) sometime we push the car to limits so the life will be shorter. the noise should be from the rollers inside the bearings and hitting the bearing housing. the gap between them getting bigger when the rollers worn out. Am I correct? let me know if not. i think change the bearing when clutch is died.
A clutch release bearing takes load on the side when you press the clutch pedal in. The bearing will last a very long time if you don't keep holding the clutch down at the traffic lights, nor rev your engine when you are holding the clutch down.