Mustang 5.0 Clutch Job - Part One - Transmission Removal

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Published 2024-07-26
In this video I bring you along as I start the process of replacing a clutch in a customer's 1995 Ford Mustang with the big 5.0 302ci with almost 200hp! Seriously though I am just happy it is not all rotted out. In this first part we remove the exhaust and transmission to gain access to the worn out clutch.
-Enjoy!

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All Comments (21)
  • @rbailey225
    Happy Birthday Mrs. O! Hopefully Mr. O takes you for an ice cream cone.
  • I see the camera detector on the neighbor's lawn mower went off again. Thanks for taking us along, Mr. O.
  • @miker8567
    Just the fact that you managed to massage the AIR pipe outta' there without a casualty... A+, dude.
  • @plumbum48
    Lawnmower guy makes his weekly appearance. Must be reining “Yard of the month” champion.
  • @prigs750
    Watching this, I think back to the old day of my youth doing this in the driveway with a few friends. How we did it is amazing.
  • @oby-1607
    26 years ago, Mrs. O came to this planet to bless Eric's life.
  • sticker in background- "Caution! Occasional flying tools in this area" Had me cracking up -:)
  • @jhartford58
    Laughed when you said "Never felt more American in my life, an eagle might come screaming out of this thing"
  • @Intabih
    Happy Birthday Mrs. O! She looks all of 25.
  • @Larry-sf9nb
    I'm 75+ years old and know my way around a Kennedy rollaway. But I have to say it; you're my hero, man.
  • @joepanico6480
    Watching your torch work on this (and other) posting has lead me to conclude the wheel was invented first then fire to work on the wheel.
  • One thing that is 100% for certain: manufacturers, engineers only have manufacturability in mind and not repair. They dont even consider repair. Today most are concerned with six sigma-lean management to keep cost down and speed of the build while maintaining quality. The guy under the lift is never in the equation.
  • @heftyjo2893
    Brings back memories of my old '94 Mustang 5.0. I ran an off-road X pipe and would put the stock exhaust back on for inspections. Swapped out that H pipe about a dozen times on that car.
  • @declanfarber
    You have the gift of mechanical sensitivity. That is a rare and precious talent.
  • @JonnyCrash
    I was waiting for the moment you realized the transmission-to-bellhousing bolts were a different size from the bellhousing-to-block bolts! The small block Ford was born in 1962, so any bolts that go into the block itself are standard thread for as long as they were made. This video brings back (somewhat) fond memories of swapping out the clutch in my '86 Mustang circa 2004. I still have 15mm and 5/8" ratchet wrenches I bought just for the job. Happy birthday to Mrs. O!
  • Still Love my Air Tools too! Glad to see and HEAR an Old School Mechanic :)
  • @NickMango
    First time I did a clutch was on a 92 Mustang. I put it in backwards. Whole thing went back together fine and then I realized it. That was one busy weekend.