That sound is most likely your throwout bearing or pilot (aka spigot) bearing. Time to do your clutch. -- Mike > For some years now, I have been hearing a high pitch sound from the > clutch. I know it is coming from the clutch because when I lightly > press down on the clutch pedal the sound goes away. I do not intend > to drive the car this way for the rest of its life so only having > heard from somebody a while back that the fall-out bearing is > causing the noise. If so, can an amateur garage mechanic like > myself, repair this problem?? > JohnE > 10250