S2Kaz06

I started to get a loud higher pitched whirling noise at idle, in neutral, and with the clutch depressed (disengaged). The noise will go away when I let the clutch out (engaged). There is no detectable noise off idle, accelerating or decelerating.

Thanks for your help

fernando.

Throw out bearing. It's the bearing that's loaded when you step on the clutch, it's in between the pressure plate and clutch fork.

S2Kaz06

I see. Well it's been a little less than an year since replacing the clutch. Any reason to go bad before the clutch?

I do remember greasing the TO bearing during install. Maybe the grease wore off? Will it work to take out the shift fork, grease it up, and stick it back in? Or do I have to drop the trans?

B0neSt0ck

Throw out bearing. did you use a honda one or from another source?

grkboy707

Isnt a TO bearing going to give the opposite effect? When the clutch is engaged (not pressing the clutch), it should make a noise, and with the clutch disengaged (foot on clutch), it goes away because its not spinning. I'm no expert but I've done some research because I have what I think to be a bad TO bearing.

grkboy707

Wait, did you replace the bearing or just grease it?

S2Kaz06

I did the whole clutch job. Exedy oem replacement kit. I greased the bearing when installing it.

grkboy707

Sooooo....you replaced it? A clutch job includes a clutch disk.

S2Kaz06

Yeah, it was new TO bearing, came with the kit.

fernando.

The bearing is spinning when you're pressing on the clutch pedal since it's pressing against the pressure plate. If you have noise and you're not pressing on the clutch pedal that's usually your input shaft bearing in the transmission.