Yeah, the clutch still operates just fine, unnecessarily strong engagement still, good at chirping 4th.

I can't hear the noise while driving just at idle with the clutch engaged. As soon as you clutch in the noise stops.

So I'm thinking throwout bearing.. Now that I think about it it's like a 3 year old Dakan bearing. It looked kind of shitty when I put it back in.. I just didn't give a crap.