97 Ford Mustang

Asked by Powellb37 Feb 12, 2018 at 06:55 AM about the 1997 Ford Mustang Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 97 Ford Mustang Coupe 5 speed. Its hard
going into gears. It grinds in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and
reverse so I have to double clutch it. Someone said
its the syncrinisors in the transmission. My friend
has a 97 Ford Mustang Gt he took motor and trans
out of. I was wondering if his trans would work for
my car since his motor was a 4.6L v8 and mine is a
3.8 v6. And could it be the transmission failing in
my car? Can someone please let me know. Thank
you...

7 Answers

38,895

sounds like the clutch isn't dis engaging for what ever reason and you'r pounding it into gear , the tranny is probably destroyed or close to it at this point

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38,895

it's a hydraulic clutch try bleeding it out , there's only a handful of people that even know what double clutching actually is

3,780

It's not a hydraulic clutch , It's operated by a cable / it's what they call a pull clutch !!! it sound to me as if the pilot bearing is bad and /or the input shaft is worn , Sad to say the only way to confirm this is to remove the tranny , so you may as well buy the complete clutch kit plus replace the clutch cable

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