help me verify this sound

when i push my clutch in almost immediately i can hear a grinding sound, definitely moving in a circular motion. and my clutch (king cobra) seems to be a bit heavier, only when the car is on. Im pretty sure i got some salt or sand into the bell housing and it probably did something to my throwout bearing. all i have to do is put a little bit of pressure on the clutch pedal and you can hear the throwout bearing (at least i pretty sure its that) spin as if there was no grease in it any longer.

if it is the throwout bearing, is there any way i can put grease into it or around it without dropping the tranny? i was thinking i could probably do it where the clutch cable connects to the (forgot the name of that part the cable connects to on the tranny.) transmission. maybe by taking that little cover off and reach a grease gun into there?

try messing with your firewall adjuster. mine clicked when i had it set too low, little tweaking and it stopped.

as for my throwout bearing, i pulled off the cover housing the throwout bearing arm or whatever that thing is called. looked in as best as i could...the shaft doesn't look damaged and i was able to get some grease on it (with a long tie wrap and some grease on the end haha...cant get my hand in there.) but you said they are contained bearings (i couldn't remember if it was or not when i installed the clutch). that explains why the bearing is still making the noise even after i blasted it with a little wd40. though the noise isn't as bad. im just going to have to drop the tranny. thats a lot of flippin work for a bearing.