clutch getting heavy

stang1101 · July 26th, 2008, 12:14 AM

For some reason it seems like my stock clutch is getting harder to push down. I'm on the stock clutch at 19k miles. Is this a sign of a clutch going?

Ryan Paymaster · July 26th, 2008, 12:40 AM

I don't know what a bad clutch feels like. This is my first manual that I've owned, not just driven and it has 55k on the clock. The stock clutch is 12 years old on top of this.

I know the throwout bearing is shot, it'll probably evaporate upon contact with the outside world.

C MY 4D · July 26th, 2008, 01:03 AM

pull the clutch cable and check for it binding up before you go throwing a clutch in it.

ZOOTOXIN · July 26th, 2008, 07:40 PM

that usual means it is going bad but usually happens well aftyer 50,000 miles. Is it very hard or near impossible to put in reverse? If so it is shot if not then like others said it may be the cable. A tech at ford (SVT Certfied) actually told me the cable can get caught on altenator or bound near it

Don't really know how true or possible that is but he definetly told me that. worth checking out I guess.

stang1101 · July 26th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by ZOOTOXIN

that usual means it is going bad but usually happens well aftyer 50,000 miles. Is it very hard or near impossible to put in reverse? If so it is shot if not then like others said it may be the cable. A tech at ford (SVT Certfied) actually told me the cable can get caught on altenator or bound near it Don't really know how true or possible that is but he definetly told me that. worth checking out I guess.

its no where near impossible, but does feel a bit heavier. I friend in a gt said mine was heavier then his so idk...

Mustang RacR94 · July 26th, 2008, 08:28 PM

usually doesn't mean it's going. Could be a cable issue. Or maybe the adjuster is up to something. Besides that I don't know. Well if it's the cable at least that's easy to change. A double bolts and done pushing really. Didn't take me and Smirnoff long to put my Steeda one in. When I did my clutch.

armymike63b · July 28th, 2008, 09:57 AM

well i know my clutch is really stiff and they are stiffer than the gt's but not sure if changing the brand will make it easier since its a cable clutch and not hydraulic....does anyone know why for didnt use a hydraulic clutch

Ryan Paymaster · July 28th, 2008, 11:11 AM

I know the T-45 had reverse issues, but my car is nearly impossible to throw in reverse as of lately. I have to perform a magic trick that goes something like this:

1. Start the car
2. Try reverse
3. Let off the clutch
4. Press clutch it, go to 5th
5. Try reverse, go to fourth
6. Try fourth, let off clutch, go to reverse
7. Repeat depressing and pressing the clutch and throwing it into high gears until it finds reverse

Doc8224 · July 28th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by ZOOTOXIN

that usual means it is going bad but usually happens well aftyer 50,000 miles. Is it very hard or near impossible to put in reverse? If so it is shot if not then like others said it may be the cable. A tech at ford (SVT Certfied) actually told me the cable can get caught on altenator or bound near it Don't really know how true or possible that is but he definetly told me that. worth checking out I guess.

They should fire that fella. LOL the alternator is no where near the clutch cable. +1 on checking the cable. Pull off the inspection box on the tranny where the cable goes in and have a look.

July 26th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#1
stang1101 Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 80 iTrader: 0 reviews	clutch getting heavy For some reason it seems like my stock clutch is getting harder to push down. I'm on the stock clutch at 19k miles. Is this a sign of a clutch going?

July 26th, 2008, 12:40 AM	#2
Ryan Paymaster Enthusiast 1996 Ford SVT Cobra 13.36@102 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL USA Posts: 661 iTrader: 0 reviews	I don't know what a bad clutch feels like. This is my first manual that I've owned, not just driven and it has 55k on the clock. The stock clutch is 12 years old on top of this. I know the throwout bearing is shot, it'll probably evaporate upon contact with the outside world. __________________ Slowly but surely creeping into the 12's on a stock N/A block...

July 26th, 2008, 01:03 AM	#3
C MY 4D Billy Weston 2003 Cobra 11.14@124.36 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 4,794 iTrader: 7 reviews	pull the clutch cable and check for it binding up before you go throwing a clutch in it. __________________ TT Build in progress....... Need work done to your car for a great price in Hampton Roads? Shoot me a PM.

July 26th, 2008, 07:40 PM	#4
ZOOTOXIN Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IN FRONT OF YOU Posts: 1,450 iTrader: 0 reviews	that usual means it is going bad but usually happens well aftyer 50,000 miles. Is it very hard or near impossible to put in reverse? If so it is shot if not then like others said it may be the cable. A tech at ford (SVT Certfied) actually told me the cable can get caught on altenator or bound near it Don't really know how true or possible that is but he definetly told me that. worth checking out I guess. __________________ zo•o•tox•in (zō'ə-tŏk'sĭn)-animal poison; venom

July 26th, 2008, 08:28 PM	#6
Mustang RacR94 MM Fanatic 03 mach 1 13.2@109 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mooretownship,PA kinda close to allentown Posts: 3,041 iTrader: 0 reviews	usually doesn't mean it's going. Could be a cable issue. Or maybe the adjuster is up to something. Besides that I don't know. Well if it's the cable at least that's easy to change. A double bolts and done pushing really. Didn't take me and Smirnoff long to put my Steeda one in. When I did my clutch. __________________ 2003 Mach 1, 5 speed U.S. Army - 11B "And on the 8th day god created the infantry and all hell stood at attention"

July 28th, 2008, 09:57 AM	#7
armymike63b Regular 2004 mustang mach 1 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: killeen texas Posts: 335 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i know my clutch is really stiff and they are stiffer than the gt's but not sure if changing the brand will make it easier since its a cable clutch and not hydraulic....does anyone know why for didnt use a hydraulic clutch __________________ MM MACH 1 CREW MILITARY CREW

July 28th, 2008, 11:11 AM	#8
Ryan Paymaster Enthusiast 1996 Ford SVT Cobra 13.36@102 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL USA Posts: 661 iTrader: 0 reviews	I know the T-45 had reverse issues, but my car is nearly impossible to throw in reverse as of lately. I have to perform a magic trick that goes something like this: 1. Start the car 2. Try reverse 3. Let off the clutch 4. Press clutch it, go to 5th 5. Try reverse, go to fourth 6. Try fourth, let off clutch, go to reverse 7. Repeat depressing and pressing the clutch and throwing it into high gears until it finds reverse __________________ Slowly but surely creeping into the 12's on a stock N/A block...

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