generally speaking if the noise dissapears with your foot on the clutch it indicates a fault with the gearbox input/primary shaft bearing which could involve complete strip down of box in some cases. the reason the noise dissapears is that by putting the clutch down you are removing the load from the gearbox (transmission-US) hope this helps robb
throw-out bearing going bad is my guess
Clutch is the left foot pedal in European cars.
When it's worn out. When it's badly adjusted. When you keep your foot lightly on the clutch pedal.
exactly
A worn out clutch release bearing would cause a whining sound when you put your foot on the clutch.
could be the clutch is slipping, if it has a hand clutch or if it has a automatic foot shifter there is a clutch, actually TWO clutches with the automatic foot shifter type.
Answer: "Riding the clutch"
your foot
it is a hydraulic pressure clutch, the servo pushes on the clutch arm around half as much as your foot moves
That sounds like a worn clutch.
"Riding the Clutch" and a good way to burn it out. Also: a very bad habit
The clutch of a car is located on the left foot side of the bar. The brake is in the middle and the accelerator is on the right.