Still with the howling...

[Mike M]

A couple of weeks ago I posted a question about a howling type of noise my car was making when started cold. The car is a 69S. The noise would go away when the clutch pedal was depressed. My guess was release bearing, and everyone else seemed to agree.
AARRGGHH... got the engine out and replaced release bearing and pilot bearing, put it all back together, fired it up,HOWLING STILL THERE.....
So, the question is, which bearing in the trans. stops making noise when the clutch pedal is pushed???

Any and all suggestions appreciated......

[Early_S_Man]

Well, you've got four to choose from on the input shaft, two supporting, and two for 4th & 5th gears ... how is your crystal ball doing these days?

Question is, has the transaxle oil level been checked lately? The input shaft being highest in the transaxle means that its' four bearings get deprived of oil when the gear oil level drops! When in neutral and clutch engaged ... those bearings are all spinning without any load, and are free to chatter, vibrate, or howl. Is there any noise when driving in 4th or 5th gear? If so, it would be the 'other' gear not engaged whose bearing is most likely making the noise. Noisy in all forward gears ... one or both of the input shaft support bearings are good candidates!