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'07 Mustang constant premature clutch wear
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vspastor
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Dec 4, 2012, 8:39 AM
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'07 Mustang constant premature clutch wear
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2007
Ford
Mustang
?? V6
Convertible
45000
Since 2010 I have had three clutch replacements and now need a fourth. I do not race my car, I don't run the engine or use the clutch for braking. The first two clutches I got new online from MuscleMustang.com and Spec.com. I just had the clutch replaced not the flywheel. The first two I brought to my local repair man who does mainly auto body and basic tune ups. The third i brought to Cottmans our local big brand transmission specialist. I was told to bring it back if it wore out again within a year. 6 months later it started to wear in 5th and 4th. It has worked its way to the 3rd and at times second gears. The workman at Cottomans when I returned torn down the transmission completely I told me this "I don't know how to say this but in my 15 year career for the first time I have no idea what is wrong with your car. Mechanically it is in perfect working order. Even a first time driver wont be able to wear out 4 clutches in 40000 miles". The people at Ford wont talk to me except to push me to the repair shop and say just need a new clutch. No one has attempted to diagnose the problem and Ford seems like they don't care and i am at a loss. I cant afford a new car and really would like not to spend another 1500$ on another clutch that will only last me another 6 months.
Victor S Pastor
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Sidom
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Dec 4, 2012, 9:35 PM
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If you've had a tranny guy tear it down & he didn't find anything....I don't know what to tell you...
Honestly this title reminded me of a 5.0 Mustang I was putting the 3rd clutch in with just over 30k on the clock...But this one the kid admitted he rodded & left a 20ft patch of rubber leaving the parking lot....
If you say you drive it easy then that is what we have to go with BUT if you're putting your foot into it,,,,,,even just some of the times, then there is a cost to that & saying it doesn't happen doesn't take the damage away...
You seem on the up & up in your post so I would probably be looking at the fork & pedal assembly, making sure the
T/O bearing wasn't staying partially engaged but even then you would feel it or at the very minimum be able to "smell" the clutch.
If you find the reason, pls comeback & let us know....
(This post was edited by Sidom on Dec 4, 2012, 9:35 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Dec 5, 2012, 4:22 AM
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It's not always intentional abuse that tears up a clutch. Some people just learn how to use a clutch wrong and are in the habit of using way too much RPM and way too much slippage/transition.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 5, 2012, 5:18 AM
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4 clutch jobs? One would default to the driver. However it was inspected and some evidence should have shown something abnormal IMO. Not sure if this layout can fail in this manner but if the linkage cannot allow freeplay at top of clutch pedal while under load the clutch can just be slipping away without notice. Again there should be evidence.
Driver know how: Somewhere you are taught how to drive a standard shift. I've seen it all. Folks who will say they've driven standards for 50-60 years even and take notice but shut up as a passenger thinking "in all that time you never got the idea" and they would just expect to replace them periodically.
Witnessed and IMO some people can go the life of a vehicle and never have to replace the clutch itself. Synchromesh can hide improper use but where's the evidence?
T
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Hammer Time
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Dec 5, 2012, 5:21 AM
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You can rule out incorrect adjustment with the hydraulic clutch.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 5, 2012, 5:38 AM
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Thought so. It would have to be all wrong somehow from the get go. Even if so why didn't anyone notice? - T
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Discretesignals
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Dec 5, 2012, 8:54 PM
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I think Ford is having a problem with this, but not enough to trigger a TSB. They did update the pressure plate in 08 for low pedal engagement.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 6, 2012, 10:32 AM
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That could be a legit justification for premature wear outs. A self adjusting clutch linkage which if correct should be like your foot is off pedal like riding the clutch type thing but if that was designed wrong could be a reason.
Dare I say we've seen at least some linkage adjustments wrong or an engine mount that can allow too much tilt that the freeplay is gone riding its own clutch under loads. The few that did that were noticed when I drove one if by chance or if it was a complaint to figure out. Any clutch I've done went on a test drive that would have found a problem like that by feel right away.
If this dang pressure plate is plain to weak to stay fixed and slips when all else it right that just must be a design mistake. I just don't know how many similar issues of the sort it would take to generate a TSB. One would think if the complaint was widespread it would have been taken care of by now??
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