Sticky Shifter

Yea, I just come across when a throw out bearing goes bad it makes the noise when pushing the clutch pedal. Only time the throw out bearing should be spinning is when clutch is engaged.. So if the noise is happening in neutral, foot off the clutch pedal the throw out shouldn't be spinning. Unless the throw out bearing isn't coming back far enough away from the pressure plate and still spinning some. take off the access plate and make sure bearing fully coming off the pressure plate. I saw you said u have free play in clutch pedal. Do you have a return spring on the fork to pull that back.