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ive been having some problem with my shifting


in full throttle excceleration it somtimes dont wanna shift into 3rd gear. i can hit 1st and 2nd fast but 3rd gear allways grinds
i got the clutchs to the floorboards and it still takes a couple seconds to shift it in to 3rd..

it only does it once in a while not all the time

what could be my potential problem here?

got a Clutchmasters hydraulic clutch but travel is maxed. it wont shift into any gear unless you got the clutch to the floor.

my third gear is my power gear i can take 3rd gear o 105 mph at 5000 rmp's.. torque is the same in 1st second and 3rd gear. 4th drops off in torque a little, and 5th gear dont pull until about 145 mph....

how much do syncros cost....give me a price range
plus when i got from nuetral to revers is grings alot and wont shift

but when i put it in first and then quickley into reverse(with the clutch in of course) it will thift with no problem

are the valve bodies screwed up or what else could be the problem

one other question...my gas pedal is realy stiff..is it suppose to be that way or what?

on all my 125hp beaters the gas pedal is spongy....on the mustang its stiff....is it a sign of power or is somthing wrong with the throttle cable

Sounds to me that your clutch is not fully releasing. Hydraulic linkage, bad fork for the throw out bearing, or something. It just isn't right. Maybe the pilot shaft bearing is bad. But I don't think you can blow all the syncros at once.

dennyw said that the syncro might be worn out in 3rd gear
cuz its the power gear it wears out faster
is this right?

2 things to check no1 the plastic firewall clutch doo hicky u cant miss it its where the clutch comes thru the firewall and no 2 theres sumthin about the high rev shifts and the clutch suckin down from vac or lack of vac .just do a search and put those 2 things in .may not be the prob but these are definite problem areas!! my 86 5.0 vert has a smooth feel to the pedal not hard to push at all as a matter of fact I find it pushed down alot!! also I think u can goto almost 70 in second where u wearin out 3rd gear?

i wore it out a little

i can take 2nd gear up to 70 and 3rd up to 110

but still it a new clutchmaster hydrualic clutch

Originally posted by Mustang5.O
dennyw said that the syncro might be worn out in 3rd gear
cuz its the power gear it wears out faster
is this right?

yes i think its the 3rd gear syncros, not because its wore out, but because you've missed the shift one to many times.

got a Clutchmasters hydraulic clutch but travel is maxed. it wont shift into any gear unless you got the clutch to the floor.
but when i put it in first and then quickley into reverse(with the clutch in of course) it will thift with no problem

This is all indication that you are not getting a clean clutch release. So start there. I think Denny is right about the third gear syncro being bad also.

i know all of this already...the clutch was like that when i bout it about a month ago

Well then get to the fixin then !!!!