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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Terrorist 5.0" data-source="post: 1562231" data-attributes="member: 30689">After a long while of putting the Mustang aside, I decided to go pay my automotive teachers a visit, to get some more opinions on what steps I should take. While I was there, an important detail was brought up that immediately raised one teachers suspicions. I used a McLeod clutch kit, with a Ford throwout bearing. I didn't use the bearing from the kit. I had always read about the horror stories of short lived throw out bearings and how only a Ford bearing should be used and all that, so I bought an OEM Ford bearing. Now, when I originally put the clutch in, I looked at the two bearings to make sure they were the same. When the teacher said to always use the bearing that came with the kit, I decided to take another look between the two, and ended up smacking my forehead in disbelief so hard it turned red...[ATTACH=full]40282[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]40283[/ATTACH]The bearing on the left is the McLeod bearing, supplied with the stock style replacement kit I used. The one on the right is the Ford bearing. Notice the taper on the end? I sure didn't. Talk about a lesson that will never be forgotten! The fingers on the pressure plate look the same, but I am probably going to end up measuring to see if there is a difference. The top parts of the bearing are a 0.2 CM difference, with the McLeod measuring 6.6 CM, and the Ford measuring 6.8 CM, but the taper is there for a reason, and I am tired of investigating this issue. I went ahead and ordered some new parts to replace the ones that were damaged, and even though I am very confident I can get away without measuring for the pivot ball and just running it the way it is, I am going to measure my clutch setup to see if it works well with my pivot ball to bellhousing measurement, just to see what I come up with, especially considering the flywheel is not a McLeod part. I will post back with measurements soon hopefully. Another thing I figured I would do was grease the pivot ball more. When I took the fork off, the pre-applied grease was almost untouched. I figure the fork may have been barely jumping on and off the pivot ball, which may have been the culprit of my noise. I will give further updates when the new parts come.</blockquote>