Clutch Slipping at 20,500 miles...WTF?

[jprez22]

Hey All,

I need some advice, this morning I was shifting into first to take off and the clutch seemed to slip and catch on its own after about 5-7 seconds while in motion. The engine was warm from previous drives so I don't think cold weather or anything caused it. Should I get this looked into? Seems very strange a clutch would go out so quickly, especially since it has never been to the track or driven really hard. To test the clutch I got on the highway and got to 5th gear and smashed the gas, the clutch didn't slip doing that. Any other good ways to test if a clutch is about to kick the bucket?

Would Ford even consider it a warranty item? Also, I tried the clutch pedal adjustment (put tranny into 1st, lift up on clutch pedal, and depress slowly) and that didn't make any difference. Any suggestions?

JP

 

[99LEGT]

waranty issue

Yeah My clutch just went on my car @ 25,000 miles and Ford said that they wouldn't cover this under the factory waranty. The 3650 trans has a problem with the front of the clutch blowing out but your problem sounds like a burnt disk. FORD says that putting the car in Third under heavy load will cause the clutch to go alot faster, older stangs didn't have this problem under heavy load.

 

[merc123]

WTF Mate?

 

[GotMustangs]

Sounds to me like a good excuse to install a Spec Stage II and a billet flywheel. Seroiusly though, sorry to hear that. That's kinda weird, because I now have 46K on mine and I can still chirp 3rd with my Nittos. Granted, 37K of those miles, the car belonged to a chick, and they're not USUALLY incredibly hard on cars. Take it in to get it looked at (hopefully it's still under warranty). One possibility I can think of though, check your oil. Is the car leaking oil? The clutch in my '87 5.0 slipped a little because I had a rear main leak. Hope it works out for you.

 

[Sleepy1]

LOL, my stock clutch lasted 12.5K miles. You can tell if the clutch is going bad when you shift really hard from 1-2. If the motor just revs, but you don't go anywhere, then it is fried. Like GotMustangs said, its just time to upgrade.

 

[forpit2000gt]

clutch is a normal maint. item. Not covered under warranty. I replaced mine at 20,000 or so because I thought the pressure plate was bad. It wasn't , but once in there, you might as well replace. I went with a FRPP HD. Take your choice of clutches.