sschone

When I depress the clutch pedal there is a some resistance and the pedal feels loose at times. The Ford dealer said it was probably the throwout bearing and would cost about $1,000. Could it be something else? Any recomendations on mechanics in the Santa Monica, West LA area? What questions should I ask to avoid getting ripped off? Thanks.

01roush33

that is easy to change, and the part is $40 at most. It could be done if a few hours. I could not say if this is your issue or not.

01roush33

what year is your car, and how many miles are on it. it could also be the diaphragm.

2VNA

Oh man when I lived there there was a shop off the 57 below the 91 in Downey and they were good, I mean real good, they are in MMFF too. 1,000 for a throwout bearing, that's a bit spendy. there is another shop in Montclare N of the 10 off Loma Pl in Upland. This was about 4 years ago.

sschone

It's a 2,000 4.6 with 61,000 miles. Thanks.

amoosenamedhank

I say drive it till it goes. Really that's not the hardest thing to tackle yourself. If you have a place to do it and some tools to do it with it's possible to do it yourself. I really wouldn't change it unless you have to.

sschone

I definitely can't do it myself. If I drive it til it goes is there risk of doing further damage to the transmission? Thanks.

so1o2k3

Just get a new clutch kit, get something more heavy duty like the king cobra. It also comes with a throw out bearing, and if you go to a decent shop they can have the flywheel resurfaced for you and install it for about $200-$300. You can find the king cobra clutch kit for about $165-$170.

hdawg06

I agree. The King Cobra clutch is an awesome clutch for daily driving on a bolt-on GT.