1994 5.0 Something is squealing

bmcgc · Apr 3, 2015

When driving with the top down I can hear a faint chirp or squeal. It sounds like a bearing.

As soon as I push in the clutch the sound stops.

Any ideas?

CC'S95GT · Apr 3, 2015

THROW OUT BEARING

the5.ohh · Apr 3, 2015

That would be your throwout bearing. Best way to go is an OEM FORD Throwout bearing from your local Ford dealer, or a Ford Racing throwout bearing. Do yourself a favor and get a new pilot bearing aswell, best to change them at the same time. Also get an oem ford pilot bearing or ford racing.

bmcgc · Apr 4, 2015

I told the misses that I hoped it wasn't the throw-out bearing. Its been 20 years since I changed one. Im not a young man anymore. I guess its time to see what a shop will charge. If its outrageous, I can do it with the help of my daughters husband, but he has projects of his own that take up his time. Everything else is tight, so it should be a fairly quick job.

CC'S95GT · Apr 5, 2015

I ended up getting my Mustang because the kid I bought it from didn't want to spend $500 for a shop to change the clutch. I told him I'd do it for $250+parts and it still wasn't cheap enough. So I ended buying the car for $2500. That was 7 years ago.

JKady · Apr 6, 2015

TOB isn't bad to do on one of these cars, I did mine this morning and even screwing around and fixing other stuff it only took a couple hours and I did it with mostly hand tools.

bmcgc · Apr 15, 2015

My tranny guy says the TOB is fine. He says the springs in the pressure plate are weak and that's the problem.

Mustanger · Apr 15, 2015

Try this...it worked wonders for me....I used a 4"x 1/2" Spring & two copper pipe fittings 1/2"x3/4" reducers instead of the plastic fittings used in this link...

http://www.mustangevolution.com/forum/f280/t272375/

bmcgc · Apr 19, 2015

The shop replaced the springs on the pressure plate. He also replaced the hig pressure switch on the ac, evaced and filled the system. $187 for all. The clutch and ac both work fine