Ok this problem is starting to drive me nutts. If I sit there and dont push my clutch in, I can hear a loud ticking, almost clunking sound. Push the clutch in nand it goes away. I never hear it when the car is moving or slowing down or whatever just at idle. Also, I can push my shifter ever so gently against the gears without pushing the clutch in and the sound goes away. I just had my tranny rebuilt so I hope they didn't jack anything up at all.

 

probably the throwout bearing, which is normal.

 

if it was the throwout bearing it would make noise everytime he pressed the clutch

thats the only time the throwout bearing is used

if the input shaft bearing is worn it would make noise while it is under load which would be almost anytime it is moving, it is not moving when the car is standing still, in gear, with your foot on the clutch, but if the tranny were rebuilt this would have been replaced

then theres the pilot bearing/bushing
which will make noise if its bad, when the car is in gear and acceleratuing or decelerating

 

The throwout bearing would make noise when the car was in neutral, I thought. That is what everyone else seems to agree on.

 

It's the slack in the cluster gears and input shaft gear rattling because of your cam. If ya hold your foot on the gas slightly does the noise go away? If it does idle it up if not then it will take a tranny rebuild to cure it and those two gears have to be new(pricey).