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Old 12-15-2007, 11:30 PM
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all of a sudden its really hard to go through the gears i have to force it into the gears and reverse grinds . it just started doing this out of the blue and i just changed the transmission fluid with royal purple.
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:32 PM
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how does the clutch pedal feel???
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:35 PM
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it feels good i thought it could be the clutch master cylinder...
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Does the clutch grab rite at the floor?
If so it needs to be adjusted to remove the excess freeplay.
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:37 PM
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it feels good i thought it could be the clutch master cylinder...
Oh its ahydraulic clutch?
Did you check the fluid?
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:42 PM
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it feels good i thought it could be the clutch master cylinder...
fox body stangs are manual/cable operated..not hydraulic...unless someone spent alot of time to convert it .....you got a cable operated clutch that works off of the pressure plate tension[&:]
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yes i checked the fluid, maybe i can try to adjust it
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:43 PM
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it feels good i thought it could be the clutch master cylinder...
fox body stangs are manual/cable operated..not hydraulic...unless someone spent alot of time to convert it .....you got a cable operated clutch that works off of the pressure plate tension[&:]
thanks man im new t0 the mustang scene
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yes i checked the fluid, maybe i can try to adjust it
like I said cable not hydraulic..so don't know what fluid you were lookin' at
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Old 12-15-2007, 11:46 PM
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so does the pedal tension and free play feel okay???? if the cable is not binding and clutch pedal feels okay then what were you doing when the problem happened..running it hard??? or driving normal??
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