Tom
Since there is ZERO resistance on the hydraulic bearing with it being "out" of the car - there should be ZERO effort on the clutch pedal.
There is something going on there and my thoughts are it isn't the bearing -- I'd be looking at the pedal etc.
Try disconnecting the bearing -- or have someone hold a pan under your bleeder and then depress the clutch pedal - check for binding etc. Better yet - disconnect the pedal from the M/C and actuate the M/C by hand to see what it feels like. I'm betting your pushrod is too long and you're bottoming out the M/C giving you a "hard" clutch pedal feel. Sounds to me like there's a problem that is not really bearing related but in the pedal / M/C area.
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