I think i might need a new clutch. help anyone??

GatoStang · July 21st, 2008, 04:51 PM

ok well lets start by saying not many people go into the drivetrain train section,so im gonna post here.

i have a 2002 mustang and when i was driving yesterday my car started to squeal.

i put it in first and my clutch was really hard to push down and when i started driving in first it felt like two pieces of metal grinding on one another. then it sort of continued on to second gear then the rest were fine but everytime i did press down on the clutch it would make a nasty squealing sound.
my guess is a new clutch

the big questions is should I get a stage 1 or 2 clutch?

HMUSN · July 21st, 2008, 04:52 PM

Throw out bearing would be my guess.

do you make enough power to need a stage2?

GatoStang · July 21st, 2008, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

Throw out bearing would be my guess.

do you make enough power to need a stage2?

i dont make enough power yet,

i only ask because my guess it would be cheaper to get a stage 2 clutch now then later.

but if anyone else has a different opion let me know i could be wrong

GreenFaleen · July 21st, 2008, 05:36 PM

TO bearing or your friction material is shot

GatoStang · July 24th, 2008, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

TO bearing or your friction material is shot

so if i can fix my throw out bearing or if my friction material is shot and i fix either one. will my car be running smoothly again???

stephen · July 24th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by GatoStang

so if i can fix my throw out bearing or if my friction material is shot and i fix either one. will my car be running smoothly again???

You should install a complete clutch kit, i.e. disk, pressure plate, t/o bearing, and pilot bushing/bearing. The kit should also have the centralizing tool.

GreenFaleen · July 24th, 2008, 07:55 PM

if it is just the TO bearing you could just replace that, but might as well get a new clutch of your friction material is gone you need a whole new clutch

Assassin_Dan · July 24th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Not to be a thread jacker here or anything but last winter I redid my clutch(same problem, throwout bearing went and had a wicked shudder from the previous owner) anyway when the clucth is fully released you can feel the throwout bearing vibrating through the pedal and hear it quite well some times. I know it's back togethor properly and I lifted the pedal to adjust the cable and everything. Anyone have any Ideas???

GreenFaleen · July 24th, 2008, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Assassin_Dan

Not to be a thread jacker here or anything but last winter I redid my clutch(same problem, throwout bearing went and had a wicked shudder from the previous owner) anyway when the clucth is fully released you can feel the throwout bearing vibrating through the pedal and hear it quite well some times. I know it's back togethor properly and I lifted the pedal to adjust the cable and everything. Anyone have any Ideas???

alignment tool wasnt used or wasnt used right

Assassin_Dan · July 24th, 2008, 10:47 PM

Nope it was used and used right, I made sure of it.

GatoStang · July 25th, 2008, 01:32 AM

ok i appreciate everyones input.

so my conclusion will be to get a new clutch.
so should i get stage 1 or 2. i am planning on modding my engine so...
would a stage two be a better investment than just your run of the mill stock or stage 1 clutch??

GreenFaleen · July 25th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Assassin_Dan

Nope it was used and used right, I made sure of it.

well at some point it became unaligned

Originally Posted by GatoStang

ok i appreciate everyones input.

so my conclusion will be to get a new clutch.
so should i get stage 1 or 2. i am planning on modding my engine so...
would a stage two be a better investment than just your run of the mill stock or stage 1 clutch??

that depends if its not going to see a lot more power its not worth it

stephen · July 25th, 2008, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Assassin_Dan

Nope it was used and used right, I made sure of it.

The alignment tool is really just an assembly aid to get the disk aligned close enough that the transmission will go back in. The first time you push the clutch pedal in the disk aligns its self.

A more likely cause of your problem is a warped pressure plate so that the release fingers are not all even. That could cause a noise in the t/o bearing when it is pushed up against the pressure plate.

N29468 · February 16th, 2009, 10:09 PM

Stop posting on all these old ass threads!! gtfo!

July 21st, 2008, 04:51 PM	#1
GatoStang Regular 2002 V6 Mustang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 218 iTrader: 0 reviews	I think i might need a new clutch. help anyone?? ok well lets start by saying not many people go into the drivetrain train section,so im gonna post here. i have a 2002 mustang and when i was driving yesterday my car started to squeal. i put it in first and my clutch was really hard to push down and when i started driving in first it felt like two pieces of metal grinding on one another. then it sort of continued on to second gear then the rest were fine but everytime i did press down on the clutch it would make a nasty squealing sound. my guess is a new clutch the big questions is should I get a stage 1 or 2 clutch? __________________ Ghost Ride The Whip!!!

July 21st, 2008, 04:52 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	Throw out bearing would be my guess. do you make enough power to need a stage2? __________________

July 21st, 2008, 05:36 PM	#4
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	TO bearing or your friction material is shot __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

July 24th, 2008, 07:55 PM	#7
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	if it is just the TO bearing you could just replace that, but might as well get a new clutch of your friction material is gone you need a whole new clutch __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

July 24th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#8
Assassin_Dan Regular 1998 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 227 iTrader: 0 reviews	Not to be a thread jacker here or anything but last winter I redid my clutch(same problem, throwout bearing went and had a wicked shudder from the previous owner) anyway when the clucth is fully released you can feel the throwout bearing vibrating through the pedal and hear it quite well some times. I know it's back togethor properly and I lifted the pedal to adjust the cable and everything. Anyone have any Ideas??? __________________ CAI, Screamin' Demon Coil, Livewires, Steeda Tri-ax, Steeda Clutch Quadrant and Adjuster, UDP, 8.8 rear end with 3.73's, 1/2 inch VAP intake spacer, SCT X3.

July 24th, 2008, 10:47 PM	#10
Assassin_Dan Regular 1998 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 227 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nope it was used and used right, I made sure of it. __________________ CAI, Screamin' Demon Coil, Livewires, Steeda Tri-ax, Steeda Clutch Quadrant and Adjuster, UDP, 8.8 rear end with 3.73's, 1/2 inch VAP intake spacer, SCT X3.

July 25th, 2008, 01:32 AM	#11
GatoStang Regular 2002 V6 Mustang Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 218 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok i appreciate everyones input. so my conclusion will be to get a new clutch. so should i get stage 1 or 2. i am planning on modding my engine so... would a stage two be a better investment than just your run of the mill stock or stage 1 clutch?? __________________ Ghost Ride The Whip!!!

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