drive train noise

[Harry R Glesner III <hglesner@ast.lmco.com>]

Gang:
   This line of questioning about drive train noise leads me 
to share that my '91 90q20v sedan has a "noise" that appears 
in between shifts, with the clutch in. Say I've taken off in 
1st gear and run hard up to 5k, put in the clutch shift to 
2nd and while the clutch is in it makes a sound like a dry 
bearing spinning down. The tranny shifts perfectly, the car 
has only got 61k miles on it. At first blush it sounds like a 
"dry" throw-out bearing, but it makes the noise when the 
pressure plate is being pushed on by the throw-out bearing 
i.e. the bearing would be under load. Hum...I've had BMWs in 
the past and have worked on center support bearings on 2002s. 
Could this be my noise?
   The car goes to Mc Donald Audi/VW tommarow to have the 
block heater installed, the oil changed, and the oil in the 
tranny and diffs checked. I'll ask them then to listen to the 
"noise", I can hardly wait for them to report I need a gear 
box.
   Let me know what you all think.
   
Thanks:
Rick Glesner
Littleton, Colorado
'91 90q20v