Smooth start in 1st gone on 5.0
10/25/10, 05:31 PM
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Just got the call: Ford Engineering wants the dealer to remove the transmission and examine the pressure plate bolts and inspect for clutch damage. I'll know more tomorrow.
10/25/10, 06:08 PM
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I can't help but wonder when i hear about these kind of problems about the tranny being made in China, if whether or not it could be quality related as well. I mean i don't get how pressure plate and flywheel bolts can back out when they're supposed to be tightened with torque wrenches and soaked in locktite threadener.
10/25/10, 11:02 PM
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There are no indications on any of the mustang sites of transmission failures. What ARE being reported are non-pedal-related clutch problems... And pressure plate bolts backing out causing them.
10/26/10, 12:05 AM
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I can't help but wonder when i hear about these kind of problems about the tranny being made in China, if whether or not it could be quality related as well. I mean i don't get how pressure plate and flywheel bolts can back out when they're supposed to be tightened with torque wrenches and soaked in locktite threadener.
Nothing to do with the transmission.
10/26/10, 04:05 AM
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Something strange I've started to notice is that I have to have my clutch pedal on the floor to start the car, otherwise the clutch safety switch won't engage. When I first got the car, it was like most other manual cars I've driven, clutch pedal depressed to something less that fully to the floor was sufficient.
10/26/10, 02:27 PM
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Just found out today that the screws i use on my everyday job to do my installations are made in Tai-Wonnnn. Go figure.
10/26/10, 03:28 PM
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I'm really OCD when it comes to quality and my car but I'm definitely not ready to trash the 2011 Mustang or Ford for this issue. It's unfortunate, but in the end, it's a machine made by man... and almost every other bolt on the car appears to be tight as all heck. We'll see. In the end, I'd be happier to learn it was a couple of loose bolts vs. a motor or tranny issue. If it's the bolts, they replace the damaged clutch, and tighten the bolts correctly.. problem solved
10/26/10, 03:39 PM
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That's a good (& proper) attitude I think. Reminds me of a friend's slogan for his remodeling business "its just wood, I am not afraid". LOL
Look at how often racers tear into and fix their engines. They're just machines and anything can be fixed. And it sounds like Ford is on it.
Look at how often racers tear into and fix their engines. They're just machines and anything can be fixed. And it sounds like Ford is on it.
10/26/10, 06:16 PM
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Just got the call:
The pressure plate bolts backed themselves out so the clutch couldn't fully disengage. The pins that align the pressure plate sheared off. SO, they are ordering a whole new flywheel and clutch assembly. In other words, everything between the motor and the tranny is being replaced. The technician said there is a new TSB about this issue and he'll have the details for me tomorrow.
The pressure plate bolts backed themselves out so the clutch couldn't fully disengage. The pins that align the pressure plate sheared off. SO, they are ordering a whole new flywheel and clutch assembly. In other words, everything between the motor and the tranny is being replaced. The technician said there is a new TSB about this issue and he'll have the details for me tomorrow.
10/26/10, 06:33 PM
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Just got the call:
The pressure plate bolts backed themselves out so the clutch couldn't fully disengage. The pins that align the pressure plate sheared off. SO, they are ordering a whole new flywheel and clutch assembly. In other words, everything between the motor and the tranny is being replaced. The technician said there is a new TSB about this issue and he'll have the details for me tomorrow.
The pressure plate bolts backed themselves out so the clutch couldn't fully disengage. The pins that align the pressure plate sheared off. SO, they are ordering a whole new flywheel and clutch assembly. In other words, everything between the motor and the tranny is being replaced. The technician said there is a new TSB about this issue and he'll have the details for me tomorrow.
10/26/10, 06:52 PM
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Just got the call:
The pressure plate bolts backed themselves out so the clutch couldn't fully disengage. The pins that align the pressure plate sheared off. SO, they are ordering a whole new flywheel and clutch assembly. In other words, everything between the motor and the tranny is being replaced. The technician said there is a new TSB about this issue and he'll have the details for me tomorrow.
The pressure plate bolts backed themselves out so the clutch couldn't fully disengage. The pins that align the pressure plate sheared off. SO, they are ordering a whole new flywheel and clutch assembly. In other words, everything between the motor and the tranny is being replaced. The technician said there is a new TSB about this issue and he'll have the details for me tomorrow.
10/26/10, 07:56 PM
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When I took delivery, the shifting and clutch action were amazing. Apparently, as the bolts back out, the clutch disengages less and less... Hence the rough shifts at first. The more of us that show up at the dealer with this problem, the better.
11/4/10, 08:11 PM
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Guess what... no more grinding in second or third!
Now it's grinding into fourth. Five times on the fifteen mile drive home from the dealer.
...and the new transmission whines in every gear.
I've had nothing but disappointment out of this car.