99 accord ex-v6 4 door:

I can hear a kindof squeeky rattlely noise coming from what I am 99 pecent sure is from the ac compressor.

when the compressor clutch is disengaged the noise is faint (but still there), when the clutch kicks in the noise gets louder. except for the noise the a/c works fine.

question: with the ac clutch disengaged, shouldn't the noise go completly away? (could it be the clutch portion of the compressor)

are there anything I can check to verify or eliminate either part (compressor vs clutch)