Abstract: A self-aligning clutch release bearing assembly is described, which is particularly well suited for use in a rotatable friction clutch of the type where the clutch release levers constantly engage the rotatable race member of the bearing. A resilient retainer sleeve is interposed between a bearing and a tubular bearing carrier, and the bearing is constructed to provide a predetermined radial clearance between an inner race member of the bearing and the retainer sleeve. The retainer sleeve serves to hold the bearing in an assembled relationship with the bearing carrier, as well as to prevent the rotation of the inner race member with respect to the bearing carrier. The predetermined radial clearance permits the bearing to shift radially with respect to the bearing carrier, such that the bearing axis can be aligned with a clutch input axis under a dynamic force exerted by the rotating clutch release levers on the bearing.