Clutch sticking

[2012Boss302]

Question, do the dual disc clutches mentioned, Centerforce and McLeod, weigh about the same as a stock flywheel/clutch??

I've driven lightweight flywheel/clutch cars and they suck on the street, IMO....

 

[Justin]

mine I think was just a few pounds lighter. I opted for the steel flywheel. if you go with an alum it will be a pain to drive on the street.

the centerforce is easier to drive on the street then the factory clutch was.

 

[SoFlaBoss]

Waiting for Ford to issue a sticking clutch TSB authorizing replacement. Not holding my breath...

With no Ford fix in sight, I traded-in my 2012 Boss for a 2013 GT auto. Ford was fully aware of the problem when I reported it and they supposedly documented my concerns in case they ever were to issue a related TSB. Now they just tell people it's normal.

 

[Justin]

With no Ford fix in sight, I traded-in my 2012 Boss for a 2013 GT auto. Ford was fully aware of the problem when I reported it and they supposedly documented my concerns in case they ever were to issue a related TSB. Now they just tell people it's normal.

did you return your boss to stock before you traded it in?

 

[gremlinsteve]

the boss's are going through the same issues that the c5 vette's and camaros had when they where first introduced with the ls1.
i think the fix was a new/better clutch. at that time the parts they used where from the z06 platform.

just a fyi

 

[unrealford]

Besides the noise, does the clutch feel the same as stock, as per height of pedal and the way it engages?
I enjoy the way the stock one feels, I'd love to buy a aftermarket but afraid it wont be as good

 

[Justin]

Besides the noise, does the clutch feel the same as stock, as per height of pedal and the way it engages?
I enjoy the way the stock one feels, I'd love to buy a aftermarket but afraid it wont be as good

height of pedal is the same. engages the same place. at idle the pedal is just a little lighter then stock at full steam its much lighter vs stock. I dont miss the old clutch at all.

 

[SoFlaBoss]

did you return your boss to stock before you traded it in?

Yes I did! I even gave them the complete Boss Owners Package for the next owner, including the key chain.

 

[Justin]

Yes I did! I even gave them the complete Boss Owners Package for the next owner, including the key chain.

oh that is good. you put those parts on the new one?

 

[mtnbikefuel80]

RXT because the car will see the road course quite often and the organic material in the RST is not going to hold up to that beating.

"Chatter" = noise from the floater plate between the two discs when the clutch is depressed or being slipped to get moving.

Is the chatter like a soft clicking noise? I have the stock clutch and notice a sort of soft clicking noise when leaving work with the windows down as I start to move.

I also just drove my friends GT and his stock clutch pedal is wayyyy heavier than mine, not sure why that would be? Haven't been in any other GTs so I don't know which is normal lol

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

A stock clutch will not make the same sound as there is no second friction disc or floater disc in the stock clutch. My stock clutch makes a "fluttering" sound right now when I slip it, but I think the throwout bearing is on its last legs.

 

[mtnbikefuel80]

Hmmm okay, not sure what that noise is then. As for the clutch pedal sticking, I haven't had it happen since i flushed the system with RBF600 about a year ago

 

[F.D. Sako]

Hmmm okay, not sure what that noise is then. As for the clutch pedal sticking, I haven't had it happen since i flushed the system with RBF600 about a year ago

Could it be the clunck from the two piece driveshaft?

My clutch pedal got stuck the first time I did a full redline pull from 1st-3rd gear. It got very light between 1-2, and was dead 2-3. Havent experienced it since, but I have been shifting ~500rpm early.

 

[mtnbikefuel80]

Could it be the clunck from the two piece driveshaft?

My clutch pedal got stuck the first time I did a full redline pull from 1st-3rd gear. It got very light between 1-2, and was dead 2-3. Havent experienced it since, but I have been shifting ~500rpm early.

Its not a metallic clicking, I'm not really sure how to describe it, and its one of those things that's on an off. I went to the dealer and it didn't make the noise for me there, same with the stuck clutch.