Heavy clutch petal - solutions?
 

The clutch in my 99 GT is a B*tch to live with in daily driving. Is there a way to adjust the stiffness? I have seen the Steeda Clutch Adjuster Kits but I don't think it with help the petal feel. Anyone have this problems or know how to fix it? I bought the car used, but it was not modified at all, so I don't think there is an aftermarket clutch in it. Please help

Stock clutch on the 99s are not stiff, it might have an aftermarket clutch?? I swapped mine out with the King Cobra clutch and now my left Calf is bigger then my right.

Thanks for the response. That is exactly how my left calf is getting. I thought it might be a diff. clutch but who in the hell would put a aftermarket clutch on a bone stock 99? The car only has 38K miles so it isn't a replacement. I am lost on this one. I want to avoid taking it to Ford and having them bend me over.

i've noticed that mustang clutches are very stiff compared to other cars. I've had a 96 and an 03 and both the clutches are stiff. If you ask me though the 96 clutch was way heavier compared to the 03. Really i think it's just a mustang thing. Any other car feels like a toy to me though so i prefer the stiff clutch.

i like the king cobra but when ever i drive my moms 03 gt i feel like i'm gonna smash the clutch in to the floor

They probabaly upgraded to the King Cobra since its a straight forward kind of replacement and the price difference from Ford isnt that much! and since your takin everything down you might as well upgrade!

you will learn to like it, i dislike driving light clutch cars now.

Stiff means oh oh
 

"Stiff" is a relative term. Have you ever driven a friend's 99-04 gt to see if their clutch is lighter than yours? If you don't have access to a friend's car (join a local MCA club - you'll be glad you did), go to a dealer and test out a new/used 04 model.

If your clutch is a lot harder than theirs, you probably have a problem. Its likely that you need the adjuster kit (all these cars need one, in my opinion, and the Steeda unit is one of the best, though I prefer the Fiore automatic click adjuster) just to start. In all likelihood it will help but won't cure the problem - but you will eliminate a lot of slack out of the system (and the inevitable crunch when the plastic parts give up the ghost - real soon if you're putting lots of pressure on the pedal).

The reality is that, with what, 100,000 miles or so on the clutch, you are looking at a replacement real soon.

tripleblack

35000 miles
 

Just noticed that you have a low mileage car. Clutch should not be worn out unless someone was really dumping and running ALL the time - which may have been the case, of course.

tripleblack

Thanks to all that responded :notworthy , I definately have some where to start. I will get the steeda kit and see if that helps. If it doesn't do the trick I guess I am looking at a new clutch. I can't really live with it the way it is now.

I had test driven many mustangs before I bought this one and I could tell a huge difference between those that had been "ragged on" and the one I bought which felt exactly like the 04' I test drove at the dealership. I noticed a slight clutch difference at the time but I wasn't driving in traffic for a half hour to and from work which I am now.

I will post again once I install the quadrant kit/firewall thing/cable.