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Originally Posted by hottrodcrazy
The more I think on it the more I'm leaning towards the possibility that when it was prepped for sale - it's a two owner car, I'm the second owner and the original owner passed away from my understanding and for all I know when his kids prepped it for sale they could have the grease changed and replaced with the wrong thing. It's just a guess and possibly wishful thinking.
But to answer your questions...
1. it is driveable
2. shifting is no problem
3. there is no clutch slippage
And, as long as the car is in gear the noise is present. Knock it out of gear and put it in neutral and the noise goes away.
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Based on what you are saying, I don't think it has anything to do with the car being prepped, grease being replaced with wrong thing, I don't think so.
Either it is the throw-out or pilot bearing making the noise since when you put in it neutral, the noise goes away. Unless it is something really weird to when being in gear the torque of the motor is creating this sound and of course when your out of gear with the vehicle in neutral, the torque of the motor is non-exsistent, thus not creating any said noise.
IMO, it is one of those bearings making the noise. As suggested earlier by Kevin, get a sound bite so we can listen.....