When your foot is OFF the clutch pedal, the input/pilot shaft turns at
the same speed as the crank/flywheel. Thus the bearing in between them
is not being asked to do anything at that time. Since you said it makes
the noise when your foot is off the pedal it shouldn't be this bearing.
You have an internal tranny bearing going out. The 091 tranny can make
bearing noises for a long time and still work. On the other hand it
could fail suddenly at any time. I have experienced both with my AAZ
powered vans.

Mark

ralph meyermann wrote:
> It seems like just a bit more noise than an input shaft bearing should
> make, if I raise the rpm and the engine drowns it out? I think there are
> more issues that need attention inside the transaxle.
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
> On Oct 22, 2013 7:53 AM, "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I push in the clutch and
>>> keep
>>>>> the
>>>>>> engine rpm there is a big noise reduction? There is also some noise I
>>>>> hear
>>>>>> Idling in neutral that goes away when I push in the clutch (New throw
>>>>> out
>>>>>> and pilot bearings).Are Vanagon 4 speeds noisy? I have yet to ride
>>> in a
>>>>>> Vanagon other than my own to compare with, I believe I need that to
>>> know
>>>>>> for sure.
>>>>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
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