YES THEY MUST BE THE OTHER WAY OR YOU WILL BURN THEM OUT , AS YOU PUSH THE CLUTCH IN A FORCE THE CRANK SHAFT FORWARD THERE WILL BE LITTLE TO NO OIL ON THE SURFACE OF THE BEARING AND PRETTY SOON, YOU HAVE NO BEARING AND OR THE THRUST FACE OF THE CRANK GETS WORN DOWN, AND THAT ISNT A CHEAP FIX, AS MICHAEL SAID THE GROOVES MUST FACE THE CRANK JOURNAL FACE , JERRY