Clutch release mechanism with only one end-stop for automotive clutches of lightweight design, having a steel-plate guide sleeve incorporating a ball thrust bearing and a steel plate outer casing which may have spring-steel strips, snap-on connectors or metal throw-out pins attached.
Thrust ball bearings are designed to accommodate axial loads. They are not suitable for radial loads. (...) The bearings are of separable design and the housing and shaft washers may therefore be mounted independently.
