Carl, thanks for the help. I agree on the input shaft only spinning in the pilot bushing when the clutch pedal is depressed. The pilot bushing looks fine and when checked with a spare input shaft felt nice and tight and smooth.
On the pilot bearing, since the input shaft rotates when the clutch pedal is not depressed, it seems to me it would only make noise if bad when the clutch pedal was out, not in.
Am I misreading your comments? If so I apologize and it sure wouldn't be the first time I've done similar.
Ron
added in edit; Just to refresh my clutch understanding I watched this video:
It does a good job of explaining how a clutch and pressure plate work, unfortunately I'm still at a loss on explaining and fixing my noise.
