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Old 06-05-2008, 11:09 PM
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ok on my 89gt the throwout bearing has gotten really noisy..today i drive my car to work and to get lunch its fine....i start it up to go home and its screamin like a motha and i got like no pedal...is it possible the throwout bearings so f-ed up it will not let the clutch work properly? i babied the car about a 1/2 mile to my dads shop and smelt somethin burning like clutch material...i need some helppp
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Old 06-06-2008, 08:43 AM
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You just need the whole clutch kit anyway
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Old 06-06-2008, 10:55 AM
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sounds like exactly what mine is doing. my mustang guy told me i needed a new clutch. he said the fingers on the pressure plate are out of whack.
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Old 06-06-2008, 02:28 PM
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yea i just went and picked up a ram hdx brand new for 199.00 its rated for 425hp so it will be fine..im gonna replace pilot bearing while im in there too.
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