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    Posted: 03-May-2011 at 2:51PM
not sure if this has been discussed before,anybody used diaphram type  over factory style 3 finger pressure plate? and what were your results? would be using the stock z-bar setup.thanks in advance for your results.
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Honestly i can not tell you, but i can say the 3 finger clutch in my ford trucks last the longest and less trouble, on the other hand the diaphram in my mustangs seem to grap even when i released the clutch, for quicker shifts, but how ever i had one of the tabs(fingers) on the diaphram to bend just a hair and the clutch would not work this happen twice. i quess it is really up to the driver on personal peference. just my 2 cents

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I have heard on occasion with the factory pedal setup and manual linkage, the diaphram clutches can have issues of the pedal getting stuck to the floor.
I stuck a heavy duty clutch 3 finger pack in my GTS and no regrets.
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Originally posted by Eliteman76 Eliteman76 wrote:

I have heard on occasion with the factory pedal setup and manual linkage, the diaphram clutches can have issues of the pedal getting stuck to the floor.
I stuck a heavy duty clutch 3 finger pack in my GTS and no regrets.

I converted my girlfriend's 1967 Mustang to a diaphragm clutch and fixed the pedal return problem with a stiffer clutch return spring. $4 at a hardware store.


By most accounts, diaphragm clutches tend to offer a much more consistent clutch feel (instead of the slightly more on/off feel of a three-finger), and are much less likely to chatter during engagement due to having many, many more support points.

Freakin' love the clutch in the Mustang since I changed it over, and I never intend to use another 3-finger.

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