bearing noise in tranny

[slisdexia]

when my tranny is cold, it sometimes makes a squealing noise, when the clutch is first engaging from a stand still. it's not very often, just when cold and it typically goes away. how bad is this?

 

[MAKG]

Are you sure it's the transmission? 'Cause that REALLY sounds like the clutch, if it does it only while the clutch is slipping. There might be a bit of glaze on the disk or somesuch. I wouldn't worry about that except as a warning to keep an eye on other problems, especially if the clutch EVER slips (or keeps slipping) with the pedal up. That means you need a clutch job.