Clutch Pushrod - ok to pull out?

[Dead Eye]

I don't remember if its necessary or not, but you will need something that is a bit more tolerant to heat than silicone spray

This is purely speculative; a lithium based grease might hold up but something like copper grease has better heat tolerance

The rod shouldn't be spinning so it doesn't really need much grease if any - its only that small side-to-side movement to operate the pressure plate