valentinoamoro
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I finally did this tonight. Took me 2 minutes, was a bit of a PITA as the spring wasn't easy to push away and you need to press the clutch down with one arm while contorting with the other! I used my swiss army key chain and did it in the underground parking lot before driving the car home from work. Instructions:
http://www.stangtv.com/project-5-li...g-clutch-pedal-spring-removal-in-two-minutes/
I'll say this, I've driven manual cars for 16 years continuously, and greatly enjoy the control you get and the mechanical feel. The Stangs shifter feels great to me and very precise, but even after 4+ months of owning this car and 1400 miles, I just couldn't get it to be smooth when I'm trying to power out from a stop or change gears in a hurry/bang though them. After thinking about it, I heeded the advice of many members here and removed the clutch spring.
OMG, its seriously the most drastic mod I could imagine. The clutch effort maybe went up 10-20%, but its SO MUCH easier to modulate and is linear. I drove the car for 50 miles without a single jerky shift and the power transitions dialed in perfectly, I feel much more in control now of the car than before and can easily manage the engagement points/slip the clutch.
Do it. The clutch feels great now. Ford should just remove those springs, what were they thinking!
http://www.stangtv.com/project-5-li...g-clutch-pedal-spring-removal-in-two-minutes/
I'll say this, I've driven manual cars for 16 years continuously, and greatly enjoy the control you get and the mechanical feel. The Stangs shifter feels great to me and very precise, but even after 4+ months of owning this car and 1400 miles, I just couldn't get it to be smooth when I'm trying to power out from a stop or change gears in a hurry/bang though them. After thinking about it, I heeded the advice of many members here and removed the clutch spring.
OMG, its seriously the most drastic mod I could imagine. The clutch effort maybe went up 10-20%, but its SO MUCH easier to modulate and is linear. I drove the car for 50 miles without a single jerky shift and the power transitions dialed in perfectly, I feel much more in control now of the car than before and can easily manage the engagement points/slip the clutch.
Do it. The clutch feels great now. Ford should just remove those springs, what were they thinking!
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