mustangracer423

have a 2006 V6 5 speed 4.0 Pony Package Mustang. I bought it at 23000 miles and drove it decently hard the last few years. About 1 week ago I noticed that when i shifted very fast between gears that my RPMs would go higher than they should as if my car was spinning its tires. Obviously I figured it was the clutch and set out to replace the clutch. I plan on selling the car soon so I didn't want to be a good clutch. This is the clutch I bought on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330723840237...84.m1497.l2649

I did my research and I believe I did get the right clutch for the 2005-06 Mustang before they changed the clutch. The clutch was put in on Saturday. My old clutch had gotten very heavy and when I sat in the car and started to drive it with the new clutch it was very different. It was super light and it engaged way closer to the floor. It actually took me a few miles to be able to shift smoothly. Also when I shifted it was a lot smoother. When i shifted the car stuck less between gears than the previous clutch. The clutch felt great and very easy to use. It was lighter and I could shift faster.

Now 5 days later the clutch is heavier but not quite to the point of the last clutch. i am also sticking more when I shift. I am wondering if this is normal from breaking in a clutch or if there is something else going on. I have changed the transmission fluid twice since I've had the car. The car has now 65,000 miles and is 7 years old. Did i get the wrong clutch? Is this normal behavior for a new clutch? I have driven a friends 2006 Z06 Corvette multiple times and it shifts so smooth and isn't heavy at all even after 40,000 miles. I don't expect the clutch to be amazing. I just didn't expect it to go from so light to very heavy this fast. I thought I had a new clutch with a pressure plate that wasn't so tight. I also had the bearings replaced when the clutch was put in. Any advice anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated. I just want to be able to sell the car now that I have money to get a faster Mustang and I know I can't do that if the clutch is not going to work right.

kevinmalec

I had my clutch replaced out a couple of months ago (65K) and experiened the same things you described. My original clutch was very stiff to push down and the new clutch was very light to push down. The more I drive my car, the stiffer the clutch pedal becomes, however it does not become as stiff as the original clutch. The mechanic mentioned that Ford changed the clutch design due to people complaining how stiff the clutch was. They changed the way the pressure plate grabs as well. Do you hear a little click sound when pushing the clutch down and shifting into first gear?

The mechanic that worked on my car owned several Mustangs and rebuilt his 2004 MachI from the ground up. He has a lot of experience working on Mustangs. =-)

I wouldn't worry about it and enjoy your Stang, until you sell it. ;-)