On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Clive Smith wrote:

> Dry rumbling noise when idling in neutral which goes away when clutch depressed.
> (maybe not unconnected sympton, dripping oil when hot from around engine/gbox interface area - not localised yet)
>
> Experts with experience of this please, is this likely to be:
>
> a) pilot bearing (gearbox spigot shaft bearing in UK parlance)

It's not the pilot bearing.  If it were the pilot bearing, the noise would
only happen when the clutch was depressed.
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