David, In some cases just the opposite is true. If the bearing has one or more defective ball bearings the bearing unit will be noisy with no load and quite when a load is applied. DMC Joe "We're here to help you" DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxx> Web Site: deloreanservices.com TEMPORARLY DOWN, USE: <http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Flats/3755/> <www.deloreanservices.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: jtrealty@xxxx To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [DML] A problem! Throwout bearing? If the throwout bearing was bad then you would have the noise only when you depress the clutch and it would go away when you let up. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx> wrote: > Les, > > You probably have a defective clutch throwout bearing. In most cases the noise will not affect clutch operation. If the noise gets louder in the future you will need to replace the bearing. When you do you should probably do a complete clutch overhaul procedure. > > DMC Joe > > "We're here to help you" > > DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxx> > Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]