Also one needs to watch out for some problems with Ford Reman pressure plates. I just got finished pulling a perfectly good clutch and pp out of a 95 MTX that I did some work on. The PP appears to be defective, as it wasn't letting the clutch disc release all the way Even after adjustment to the pedal it wouldn't release all the way.
For 1-5 while moving the tranny just felt notchy, but at a stop it was really hard to get into first gear and was borderline grinding going into forward gears. Reverse was a grind all the time, even when shifting 1,2,3 or 4 before hand. When I pulled the clutch out the PP and FW were showing signs of heat marks. After like 20 miles of test driving the clutch was glazing things over cause it was never really releasing.
Popped another disc in there and one of Josh's HD PP's and the problem was solved. Measured both discs and they measured the same, so the only thing that could have been doing the problem was the Ford reman PP. The "Quality Renewal" sticker still haunts me.
Moral of the story if the clutch is slipping that soon, and with the grinding, sounds like your PP isn't allowing the disc to release, that will cause things to glaze over and slip if it is real bad. I pay $240 for a Ford reman clutch kit (new disc, remanufactured PP, and new PP bolts) New Stock disc and Josh's HD PP is $340, the extra $100 is worth not having to do work twice. Here on out for me, anyone that has me do a clutch job for them, I will only use Josh's PP or one from a place like Southbend, ect.
