Clutch Problem (with D)

["Jim Reeve" <ultra@xxxx>]

Last night, I was visiting a friend up at a college about an hour 
from where I lived. It was chilly, but not cold (in the 40s). When 
I got into my DeLorean to drive home, I started her up and when I let 
the clutch go in neutral, there was the awfull squeaking sound, 
changing tone as the engine was idle-hunting. It sounded similar to 
a slipping belt. Last year, a few weeks before I put my car in 
storage for the winter, I could hear a similar squeak, but I simply 
thought it was the original AC idler bearings going bad. The 
bearings are new now, but I dont even have the AC belt on the car 
right now! When I pushed in the clutch, I could hear a grumbling 
whining sound for a few seconds, then the squeak stopped but there 
was a remeniscent grumble after the whine had "spun down". After 
driving the hour home (99% freeway, hardly any shifting) I was 
sitting at a light and the squeak and whine were no longer there, but 
the rumble still remained when holding the clutch pedal. I'm going 
to guess this is the bearings inside the clutch, but since thats more 
work than I want to do (already got out of it once, some of you may 
recall) I'm looking for alternatives. Thanks.

Jim Reeve
MNDMC - Minnesota DeLorean Club
DMC-6960