I have a whistling/whirring/chirping(?) sound coming from my flywheel area that stops when I engage the clutch; I think it is the throwout bearing. Is it worth the trouble of pulling the tranny just to change the bearing? What is the ultimate result of a bad bearing?

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Bill Denton
87/89 ITS RX-7
02 Audi TT225QC
95 Tahoe
Memphis