newxer,
Well, your change interval for the manual tranny fluid is 60k...so I'd suggest doing that in any case. That should be part of your regular maintenance. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to help solve your noise problem.
You're going to have to get underneath the thing while she's making the noise to see if you can pinpoint it to the tranny, transfer case or some other component.
You didn't mention how your clutch pedal height is. Is that within spec? The owner's manual has the specified number.
Hmm, how about your clutch hydraulic fluid? Is the level ok? If you pump the clutch a few times, does the noise go away?
Bogatyr
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2001 Nissan XTerra XE 40k
1984 Honda CRX 1.5 83k
1970 Land Rover IIa 88" 41k
1966 Land Rover IIa 109" 35k