clutch to hard

[SlowJoe]

my clutch has got super hard to mash. i am on my 3rd clutch cable in 5 days. any ideals?

[TheJeanyus]

Are you sure it isn't the "masher"? :jester:

[qkjuicedpony]

Come on now.

It's his wrists that are limp.


:D

[SlowJoe]

no something is going on!

[QWKSNKE]

what kind of clutch cables are you using? Heard any noises out of the t/o bearing to make you think it has screwed up the bearing retainer?

[qkjuicedpony]

The bearing retainer is broken

[SlowJoe]

the only noises are in neutral with clutch out but its the input bearing. the first cable came with my ford motor sport kit. 2nd came with the bbk kit and it pulled the guts out of the cable. and now i dont know just a old used one. i can pry the clutch folk pretty easy back and forth.

[coupe]

Somethings in a bind. Or the masher's gone out. :D I would put an automatic in it.

[SlowJoe]

Somethings in a bind. Or the masher's gone out. :D I would put an automatic in it.

no its not me and its only a stage 1. i have no clue what else to try.

[QWKSNKE]

The bearing retainer is broken

that's what I am thinking

[rtusnake]

We just pulled chris's(mustangmusle) tranny out, he was having the same problems. His tob retainer was broken

[SlowJoe]

i did not want to hear that. can i just swap bell housings with my old 3650

[rtusnake]

I would think so, never had to work on a 3650. The bearing retainer just presses in on a t56

[coupe]

joecoupe, I think your older trans would be a 3550, no? (for a 5.0L)

The input bearing retainer is just a simple swap really. If they're broken they're junk...the fork might also be bent, broken, or in a bind.

[SlowJoe]

joecoupe, I think your older trans would be a 3550, no? (for a 5.0L)

The input bearing retainer is just a simple swap really. If they're broken they're junk...the fork might also be bent, broken, or in a bind.

no its a 2002 gt with a 3650.

[coupe]

Oops. :doh: my bad.