I have a 1993 Mustang 5.0 5-speed and have been recently having issues with my throwout bearing. The original TO bearing lasted me about 150,000 miles without any issues. My mechanic replaced it with Ford parts and within 6 months the TO bearing went bad. He replaced it again (no charge) & that one lasted about 6 months. Over the last 30,000 miles, we've replaced the TO bearing at least 4 times (again, no charge) & once we tried a high-performance TO bearing. The clutch, cable, TO bearing, fork, etc has all been replaced but the TO bearing only lasts anywhere from 1 week to 6 months.
I trust my mechanic & I know he's spoken to Ford mechanics & also to another mechanic who specializes in transmissions & we cannot figure out why the TO bearing keeps going bad. The only thing we can think of is that the car was hit from behind when it was 5 months old & it's possible that there may be something slightly off in the trans that we can't find but wasn't an issue until we replaced the original parts since everthing may have been slightly off after the accident. I really don't want to replace the trans if I don't have to. I'm hoping someone may have some suggestions that will solve this issue.
Thanks.
I trust my mechanic & I know he's spoken to Ford mechanics & also to another mechanic who specializes in transmissions & we cannot figure out why the TO bearing keeps going bad. The only thing we can think of is that the car was hit from behind when it was 5 months old & it's possible that there may be something slightly off in the trans that we can't find but wasn't an issue until we replaced the original parts since everthing may have been slightly off after the accident. I really don't want to replace the trans if I don't have to. I'm hoping someone may have some suggestions that will solve this issue.
Thanks.