I kinda had a similar problem. one of the clips on the clutch fork that hold the t-o bearing strait and on the shaft bent and came off. made a nasty noise when i pressed in the clutch. while im at i tore the the tranny cases apart to reseal my intermediate plate and am probable gonna have bearing replaced while im this far because i get a grinding type noice on the high way in 4th and 5th gear. ive read thats due to bearing starting to go bad.