strange noises

[joeWM]

so a few weeks ago i started noticing that when starting up in the mourning(freezing outside) i hear almost like a crunching sound coming from beneath the car, its coming from the tranny, i jacked it up and listend. but it only does it when its cold and in neutral, as soon as i put in the clutch it stops, i havnt noticed any out of ordinary behavior from it. anyone have any ideas?

[Airgne]

most likely your clutch bearing is wearing on you snout. i had the same problem on my 01 legacy. it turned out that i needed a snout repair kit, but by the time i got to it it was to late. it had worn a groove in my pressure plate teeth. i also had a leak from my snout.

[joeWM]

so i should probly get on that eh?

[Airgne]

probly. it not that hard to drop the tranny alittle to see whats goin on. took me and 2 freinds about 5hrs out and back in on the road again. if you can log onto SLI read this post it should help you alittle.

http://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=545