Wow, just wow. New clutch is in

zinc02GT · January 8th, 2009, 02:46 AM

Wow is all I have to say about it... The difference is night and day. The return on the clutch pedal seems to lag, but I'm sure that will disappear after it breaks in correctly.

Here are pics of the old POS Spec...

There so many hot spots on that damned pressure plate I can't even count em all... The flywheel was just as bad if not worse. Pilcher (the machinist who resurfaced my flywheel) said it was mainly due to the incorrect flywheel job last time AND the massive amounts of chatter and vibration I got out of it. Also the pressure plate diaphram (fingers) the bottom ones were BENT OUTWARD so it made the TOB have an uneven surface to sit on.

Having a transmission jack was so fucking useful that NO MATTER WHAT if I do a clutch on any other car, it will be done on a lift with a transmission jack.

So far I've heat cycled to RAM 3 times now. Just driving it about 15 miles at a time and going through neighborhoods going stop sign to stop sign, then parking her.

I have an exhaust leak on the passenger side header flange

Does the gasket go tall side inside the HEADER or the MIDPIPE?

adrenaline=lifeline · January 8th, 2009, 10:31 AM

bump cause the leaks annoying.........

zinc02GT · January 8th, 2009, 12:55 PM

ttt

Lefty · January 8th, 2009, 01:00 PM

The flat part of the gasket goes towards the manifold and the "raised" part of the gasket goes into the midpipe

zinc02GT · January 8th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Thats the way it is and it's a God awful leak...

Lefty · January 8th, 2009, 01:04 PM

is it a ford oem gasket?

zinc02GT · January 8th, 2009, 01:07 PM

Yeah. I got a few hours today to do it. SO I need to know what exactly to do to get it away... I'm thinking of takiung a shit ton high temp RTV and just plopping it on there.

Lefty · January 8th, 2009, 01:56 PM

Hmm I put it that way with the ford oem gasket and I'm fine. Im sure your tightening it down tight enough

try the high temp rtv too like you said

04mustang232 · January 8th, 2009, 02:32 PM

glad to hear your clutch problem is fixed zinc

zinc02GT · January 8th, 2009, 03:22 PM

I just ripped my midpipe off and worked on it quite a bit. What I did was take high temp RTV and put it around the flange of the midpipe, then took the gasket and put RTV on both sides to create a double sided gasket. I got it as tight as I can with hand tools.

I haven't cranked it yet because I'm gonna let the RTV sit for an hour or two before I give it any heat.

B0B · January 8th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Dylan i'm glad you finally got it fixed man! i'm happy for you i hope this clutch works out!

zinc02GT · January 9th, 2009, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by B0B

Dylan i'm glad you finally got it fixed man! i'm happy for you i hope this clutch works out!

Dude, I could NOT be happier. I gave it half throttle up to 2500 in 2nd gear just to see how it's holding and it's pulling JUST like it should. So far I haven't taken it above 2500-2800ish, put about 57 miles on it and been heat cycling it.

The exhaust leak is ALSO 100% fixed. Now if I could just figure out whats wrong with my cruise control, my car would be 100% perfect again. One could only hope though right?

03gtfirered · January 9th, 2009, 11:04 AM

how is the intial break in of the RAM compared to the break in of the spec? i am having the same problems with my spec 1 and i want to change it. is there any vibrations in the RAM? is it smooth already after 57 miles? does your TOB sing? my TOB made noise after the first 100miles or so. thanks

MikeD05GT · January 9th, 2009, 11:09 AM

glad to hear it man...i know we talked about our problems on our clutches.. what you end up getting? and your problem was chattering of the peddal and chirping of the tob..which was from the bent figners? correct??

Traidmarx · January 9th, 2009, 11:16 AM

glad to hear ya like ya new clutch....plus reps because i've never actually gotten to see a used clutch plate...everyone i've had taken out of my cars usually was in pieces.

03gtfirered · January 9th, 2009, 11:25 AM

also did you use the RAM TOB? i think im going to purchase the ram clutch.

Flynnster · January 9th, 2009, 05:42 PM

I believe he did use the RAm tob because it gave him a warranty with the clutch.

zinc02GT · January 9th, 2009, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Flynnster

I believe he did use the RAm tob because it gave him a warranty with the clutch.

A 1 FULL YEAR warranty.

I bought a RAM OE Stock Replacement for the 2V 01-04 GT/99-01 Cobra from LMR.

Dude. I would reccomend this clutch to ANYONE that has a mild bolt on car. PERIOD. End of story. Spec is garbage. RAM is the way to go PERIOD. I'm using the stock cable and quadrant system as well.

The pedal vibrated on the first drive and that was it, but tha was due to the cable setting in. Right now, I'm letting it cool after another heat cycle. I gave her a littler perk in first gear to see how shes holding up (only to 3000 RPM though) and it's wonderful. No slippage so far and I now have about 74 miles on her.

zinc02GT · January 9th, 2009, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by 03gtfirered

how is the intial break in of the RAM compared to the break in of the spec? i am having the same problems with my spec 1 and i want to change it. is there any vibrations in the RAM? is it smooth already after 57 miles? does your TOB sing? my TOB made noise after the first 100miles or so. thanks

Dude, there was no real break in. No chattering no nothing. It was like it came off the factory line man. Just give it the good 500 miles break in.

I used the RAM TOB. It looked JUST LIKE the Ford OEM one, which if I'm not mistaken, RAM actually makes quite a few of the Ford stock replacement Clutches and Ford will actually put these on and order them for you. Don't quote me though.

MustangMatt96GT · January 9th, 2009, 07:42 PM

gald you got it fixed.... but that flex plate and clutch actually dont look bad at all... my clutch looks a hell of a lot worse and the pressure plate looks similar to yours except much larger hot spots. but my TOB only made noise when in first gear decelerating too...

but i am glad yours is back and running properly... wish my shit would stay together truck and stang included...

January 8th, 2009, 02:46 AM	#1
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	Wow, just wow. New clutch is in Wow is all I have to say about it... The difference is night and day. The return on the clutch pedal seems to lag, but I'm sure that will disappear after it breaks in correctly. Here are pics of the old POS Spec... There so many hot spots on that damned pressure plate I can't even count em all... The flywheel was just as bad if not worse. Pilcher (the machinist who resurfaced my flywheel) said it was mainly due to the incorrect flywheel job last time AND the massive amounts of chatter and vibration I got out of it. Also the pressure plate diaphram (fingers) the bottom ones were BENT OUTWARD so it made the TOB have an uneven surface to sit on. Having a transmission jack was so fucking useful that NO MATTER WHAT if I do a clutch on any other car, it will be done on a lift with a transmission jack. So far I've heat cycled to RAM 3 times now. Just driving it about 15 miles at a time and going through neighborhoods going stop sign to stop sign, then parking her. I have an exhaust leak on the passenger side header flange Does the gasket go tall side inside the HEADER or the MIDPIPE? __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon. Last edited by zinc02GT; January 8th, 2009 at 02:48 AM.

January 8th, 2009, 10:31 AM	#2
adrenaline=lifeline Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT 13.86@100.3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 1,265 iTrader: 0 reviews	bump cause the leaks annoying......... __________________ 2004 40th Anniversary GT Pro 5.0 Shifter Lowered(H&R Springs) Summit Hpipe w Dynomax weldin mufflers Minor odds and ends

January 8th, 2009, 12:55 PM	#3
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	ttt __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

January 8th, 2009, 01:00 PM	#4
Lefty The Doctor '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 27,388 iTrader: 11 reviews	The flat part of the gasket goes towards the manifold and the "raised" part of the gasket goes into the midpipe __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 8th, 2009, 01:01 PM	#5
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	Thats the way it is and it's a God awful leak... __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

January 8th, 2009, 01:04 PM	#6
Lefty The Doctor '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 27,388 iTrader: 11 reviews	is it a ford oem gasket? __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 8th, 2009, 01:07 PM	#7
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	Yeah. I got a few hours today to do it. SO I need to know what exactly to do to get it away... I'm thinking of takiung a shit ton high temp RTV and just plopping it on there. __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

January 8th, 2009, 01:56 PM	#8
Lefty The Doctor '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 27,388 iTrader: 11 reviews	Hmm I put it that way with the ford oem gasket and I'm fine. Im sure your tightening it down tight enough try the high temp rtv too like you said __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 8th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#10
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	I just ripped my midpipe off and worked on it quite a bit. What I did was take high temp RTV and put it around the flange of the midpipe, then took the gasket and put RTV on both sides to create a double sided gasket. I got it as tight as I can with hand tools. I haven't cranked it yet because I'm gonna let the RTV sit for an hour or two before I give it any heat. __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

January 8th, 2009, 04:38 PM	#11
B0B Boost gets you laid 2001 Mustang GT 12.93@113.7 (on the 18's) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton, WA Posts: 2,601 iTrader: 2 reviews	Dylan i'm glad you finally got it fixed man! i'm happy for you i hope this clutch works out! __________________ '01 GT. Just a couple Bolt-ons. 0rwhp 0rwtq. Epic Turbo build in progress 2003 Rubicon (wheelin rig) 2008 Silverado 4x4 (towin rig/road queen) 2009 KTM 450 XC-W (Brap Brap!)

January 9th, 2009, 11:09 AM	#14
MikeD05GT MM Fanatic 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cedar Grove NJ Posts: 3,207 iTrader: 0 reviews	glad to hear it man...i know we talked about our problems on our clutches.. what you end up getting? and your problem was chattering of the peddal and chirping of the tob..which was from the bent figners? correct??

January 9th, 2009, 11:16 AM	#15
Traidmarx Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang GT SLOWER THAN OLD PEOPLE FUCK..:-( Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Roanoke,VA Posts: 2,079 iTrader: 0 reviews	glad to hear ya like ya new clutch....plus reps because i've never actually gotten to see a used clutch plate...everyone i've had taken out of my cars usually was in pieces. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT..4.30's,BBK Longtubes, Off Road X-Pipe,Magnaflow Catback,BBK Intake,BBK Underdrive Pulleys Walbro 255lph pump,accel dizzy,MSD Coil,MSD 8.5 Super Conductors,front sway bar removed, more coming soon.

January 9th, 2009, 07:42 PM	#20
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,168 iTrader: 3 reviews	gald you got it fixed.... but that flex plate and clutch actually dont look bad at all... my clutch looks a hell of a lot worse and the pressure plate looks similar to yours except much larger hot spots. but my TOB only made noise when in first gear decelerating too... but i am glad yours is back and running properly... wish my shit would stay together truck and stang included... __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

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