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Originally Posted by Ronstar
Push clutch in slowly everything is fine until approx. 3/4 way(sometimes
All the way)in then noise kicks in. Can feel it in pedal and shifter. Let clutch
out goes away. Push back in sometimes no noise, sometimes it does it again.
Doesn't happen every time. Only seems to happen with car in neutral at idle.
Doesn't happen during shifting while driving.
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After reading the OP and this one a couple of times, I'm thinking that, while it could be the clutch release bearing, I'm also feeling it could be a problem other than a failing bearing...such as some kind of metal/metal interference. Actually, I've heard of this type of issue when the wrong clutch or the wrong bearing is installed or the parts are installed incorrectly.
I say this because the noise doesn't occur until at least 3/4 travel and sometimes full travel is reached. Also, the noise is described as a "grinding". Typically, when a clutch release bearing starts to fail it doesn't make a grinding noise, it makes sort of whirring or squealing noise. It's not until the bearing is near disintegration that they "grind"
In any event, if it were me, I'd start getting the trans out of the car to inspect the clutch, the bearing and the clutch release fork.