How heavy should the 03/04 OEM clutch pedal be? Should it take considerably more effort than a 95/00/01 Cobra?
I realize the "weight" of the clutch pedal it's a subjective topic to some extent, and I've read countless posts on here about it dating back to when these cars first came out.
Having owned a number of Cobras/Mustangs over the years I realize they are not all the same. When I first got my 04 I figured it was the nature of the beast. However, now that I own three at the same time I find the 04 clutch to be a royal pain. For example, the pedal feel on the 00R and 95R is about 1/8th of the effort of the 04 - that's significant and makes it challenging for my wife to want to drive it. I don't get why it would be that heavy. It's got a fairly new OEM clutch cable, firewall adjuster and quadrant.
In my "old" age I am about ready to replace a perfectly OK/low mileage terminator clutch for something else because I'd prefer something lighter.
A friend thinks it could be possible the pivot ball is the culprit since the car doesn't get driven much. Another thought perhaps it's the TOB/sleeve. All I can say the clutch has been the same from 11K miles to 25K miles over the past 13yrs. I also stumbled on a post that suggested ford did make a change to the pressure plate after people complained about the heavy clutch (but I only found one reference to it). My thought is if I'm removing the transmission to inspect these issues a new clutch is going in.... However, before I get that extreme I'd be interested to hear from others.
I realize the "weight" of the clutch pedal it's a subjective topic to some extent, and I've read countless posts on here about it dating back to when these cars first came out.
Having owned a number of Cobras/Mustangs over the years I realize they are not all the same. When I first got my 04 I figured it was the nature of the beast. However, now that I own three at the same time I find the 04 clutch to be a royal pain. For example, the pedal feel on the 00R and 95R is about 1/8th of the effort of the 04 - that's significant and makes it challenging for my wife to want to drive it. I don't get why it would be that heavy. It's got a fairly new OEM clutch cable, firewall adjuster and quadrant.
In my "old" age I am about ready to replace a perfectly OK/low mileage terminator clutch for something else because I'd prefer something lighter.
A friend thinks it could be possible the pivot ball is the culprit since the car doesn't get driven much. Another thought perhaps it's the TOB/sleeve. All I can say the clutch has been the same from 11K miles to 25K miles over the past 13yrs. I also stumbled on a post that suggested ford did make a change to the pressure plate after people complained about the heavy clutch (but I only found one reference to it). My thought is if I'm removing the transmission to inspect these issues a new clutch is going in.... However, before I get that extreme I'd be interested to hear from others.
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