cormy Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Transmission jack is broken..looking for a rental. The cars been out of commission for almost a month now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV2008 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Ouch...sorry to hear about that. These projects always get off track somehow but I am sure you will recover. If you do not mind, can you tell me how many miles you got out of the stock clutch (I assume its stock) and would you mind taking a couple of picks of the old one so I can see how much material is left on the disc? Was the old unit slipping? Good luck! Dan By the way...excellent choice in color combination. My 2008 is identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 sorry to hear Chris, sometimes old school is easier.... grsybtch had his swapped out in a day working alone on his recently repaired back (surgery in June). The only problem he encountered was the line to the slave cylinder! Wish ya luck getting her going again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsybtch Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Sorry to hear that ........seems like it's always some little BS that holds you up! Sure wish I had that lift to mine though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsybtch Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Ouch...sorry to hear about that. These projects always get off track somehow but I am sure you will recover. If you do not mind, can you tell me how many miles you got out of the stock clutch (I assume its stock) and would you mind taking a couple of picks of the old one so I can see how much material is left on the disc? Was the old unit slipping? Good luck! Dan By the way...excellent choice in color combination. My 2008 is identical. WV, I had 30,500 on mine ......no TSB It seems the average for a stocker is about 12K and 30K is about the limit However There has been guys getting close to 100 on their stock clutch........kind of a crap shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Red Texan Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Sorry to here this. Hope you find a rental jack to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV2008 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 WV, I had 30,500 on mine ......no TSB It seems the average for a stocker is about 12K and 30K is about the limit However There has been guys getting close to 100 on their stock clutch........kind of a crap shoot My 2008 just turned 12,000 miles and so far (knock on wood) no slipping. I am amazed as to how thin the pad is on those discs are. I am hoping mine is an outlier and can hang in there for several thousand miles more. Thanks for the response, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 It has 20,000 miles. I will try to remember to take pics once the clutch is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 decided this too much of a job for us to handle with our tools and equipment. Off to the dealer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 decided this too much of a job for us to handle with our tools and equipment. Off to the dealer... sorry to hear.... sometimes it's better to let someone else do it then to take the chance and screw something up or worse yet get hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Agree... while it sucks to pay someone for the labor, the clutches in our cars are not the same to replace as 10 - 20 years ago when things were simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 sorry to hear.... sometimes it's better to let someone else do it then to take the chance and screw something up or worse yet get hurt. True that. Better to spend a little to save your sanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yeah..my mechanic friend who has many years experience broke the bad news to me...plus he couldn't even get to the hydraulic line on the throw-out bearing. No way to properly tip the engine to get to the 2 top bolts on the bell housing with out crushing something and no room to back it out and worse... try to get it back in straight. I have to admit I had my doubts while removing the exhaust, starter, bracebar and driveshaft... May try a couple local shops that seem to be on the ball first but not sure if Ford will want to install my McLoed into the car at there shop. Since it's not a Ford part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert OHara Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 The Ford dealer replaced my clutch ( spec ) and hydraulic clutch line , 400 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 When?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert OHara Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 2012, charge was only for the labor, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Was given a quote of 5 hours for $500 at Ford today. Was expecting it to be worse....... The clutch itself cost 3x that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert OHara Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Mine was four hours , and ended up there overnight because the tech got pulled off in the middle of the deal. Still was 400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Sounds like they were doing you a favor, did you know them or work out a special deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormy Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 After all the disappointments and delays, I finally took the car to Smith Ford and had them install the McLoad clutch. Job total was 6 hours ( 1 hour over book) for $660. I now have a road worthy Mustang again. Still feeling it out since I wasn't able to drive it after installing the tune, pulley and intake. I must say I am enjoying the fruits of my labor. Had to go easy for the first 500 miles or so (which was a hard thing to do). I must admit I was down on the car when I was going through the whole clutch ( and other stuff) ordeal but she's back in my favor again. Everything seemed to go wrong all at once: clutch, radio, rim, tires..It's all fixed except for the body work which will have to come later. Feeling the pinch of all the bills coming due for all the parts and associated labor, but hopefully it will work itself out in the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsybtch Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 After all the disappointments and delays, I finally took the car to Smith Ford and had them install the McLoad clutch. Job total was 6 hours ( 1 hour over book) for $660. I now have a road worthy Mustang again. Still feeling it out since I wasn't able to drive it after installing the tune, pulley and intake. I must say I am enjoying the fruits of my labor. Had to go easy for the first 500 miles or so (which was a hard thing to do). I must admit I was down on the car when I was going through the whole clutch ( and other stuff) ordeal but she's back in my favor again. Everything seemed to go wrong all at once: clutch, radio, rim, tires..It's all fixed except for the body work which will have to come later. Feeling the pinch of all the bills coming due for all the parts and associated labor, but hopefully it will work itself out in the next few months. What was up with rims, tires, and bodywork? Never heard any of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Glad to hear you're happy again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 What was up with rims, tires, and bodywork? Never heard any of that I hear a Paul Harvey moment coming "And now you know.... the rest of the story" Glad you got your clutch issues all worked out though. Sometimes things aren't as simple as they seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 After all the disappointments and delays, I finally took the car to Smith Ford and had them install the McLoad clutch. Job total was 6 hours ( 1 hour over book) for $660. I now have a road worthy Mustang again. Still feeling it out since I wasn't able to drive it after installing the tune, pulley and intake. I must say I am enjoying the fruits of my labor. Had to go easy for the first 500 miles or so (which was a hard thing to do). I must admit I was down on the car when I was going through the whole clutch ( and other stuff) ordeal but she's back in my favor again. Everything seemed to go wrong all at once: clutch, radio, rim, tires..It's all fixed except for the body work which will have to come later. Feeling the pinch of all the bills coming due for all the parts and associated labor, but hopefully it will work itself out in the next few months. Congrats... Now go enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Glad to hear. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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