Can a rear main seal leak cause this kind of mess on the bell housing side of the clutch. Or the oil seal on the input shaft? Image Unavailable, Please Login
What did/does it look like under the flywheel? Since you are in that deep wouldn't you just replace both anyway? (The tapered pins holding the throw-out bearing "fork" onto the shaft can be unremovable without destroy them.)
This carrier, backside you can see the oil feed grooves and just inside there's a weep hole if the seal leaks. Image Unavailable, Please Login
No need to remove them, unless one really wanted to. It'll rotate outta the way. The carrier pops out easy enough, but the input shaft will need to come out to make it easier.