Mustang 5.0 Clutch Job - Part One - Transmission Removal

[@SouthMainAuto]

Watch Part II Here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3Ocm42ubJaVntU *Will be released on 7/29/24 @ 5pm EST*

[@floorpizza8074]

I see the camera detector on the neighbor's lawn mower went off again. Thanks for taking us along, Mr. O.

[@Intabih]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O! She looks all of 25.

[@mattyb7736]

As opposed to Eric, who is also 25, plus shipping and handling 😂😂

[@billupstateny9151]

@inta, her birthday was last month 💡

[@dougjones9493]

Women hit 29 and slowly count backwards

[@Intabih]

@@billupstateny9151 Happy Birthday to you too!

[@samholdsworth420]

Eric going on 65

[@oby-1607]

26 years ago, Mrs. O came to this planet to bless Eric's life.

[@Michael-yi4mc]

And they knew each other as a newborn? Not!

[@lvsqcsl]

@@Michael-yi4mc I don't know how old Vanessa is, but Eric was born in 1979. If my rough math is correct that is greater than 26 years ago. I'll bet you were just paying her a compliment.

[@miker8567]

Just the fact that you managed to massage the AIR pipe outta' there without a casualty... A+, dude.

[@JoeyRiz]

True but damn that was a lot of work for a car that probably not a show car lol

[@helloitsme4139]

@@JoeyRiz she's a driver, the best kind lol

[@path1478]

@@JoeyRiz I was thinking the same. I would have cut it and used the blue heat hose and a couple clamps. Of course, it might have cost a few points at the show

[@rbailey225]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O! Hopefully Mr. O takes you for an ice cream cone.

[@johnt.848]

Instead of taking her for a woman? 😁

[@davegarfield9007]

At least.

[@plumbum48]

Lawnmower guy makes his weekly appearance. Must be reining “Yard of the month” champion.

[@gman3109]

More like daily!

[@6point5by55]

The type of guy who watches the vid's just so he can say to his wife "...that's my lawnmower you can hear on that video."

[@AMurph79]

My neighbor was using his leaf blower to 'clean up' his yard during the middle of Hurricane Beryl here in the Houston area.

[@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.

[@rogerzepp1044]

I was thinking the same thing and we had a gravel driveway !

[@chex313]

That is funny , My buddies Vega in the 70's in his gravel driveway. It was both harder and easier.

[@davidturner4639]

In the sand, me, myself and I with the Kmart tools and no jack..... Thinking about it I can still feel the bruises on my chest 35 years later. 😂

[@psav1520]

Brother in law (his car) and I working on a Rambler with their torque tube drive, on a city street , on a night during thunder storms, That was my most difficult clutch job.

[@psav1520]

@@jabberwockytdi8901 Good for you. I will no longer do driveway projects.

[@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.

[@8avexp]

My '78 Gremlin had a clutch cable. Had one break once. It was too long; I had to stick a block of wood between the firewall mounting bracket and the firewall to take out the slack. My '88 Jeep Cherokee went through four clutches, but each one lasted at least 200,000 miles. The second one lasted 397,000 miles and was replaced along with the engine at 599K. My '69 AMX had a smog pump originally, but that apparatus had been removed by the time I got it. It still has a PCV valve and that's it. No O2 sensors, no catalytic converters, no nothing. It even has the larger diameter fuel filler neck (just don't put diesel fuel in it!). Good old mechanical clutch linkage with a Z-bar and throwout adjustment rod.

[@lethalgames4315]

It has been a serious journey, but Eric, I am pleased to say I have officially finished watching every video on your KZbin Channel! Keep up the great work.

[@55benchguy]

Hey , Thank you for this Video ! NOBODY seems to wanna do clutch jobs anymore. You make it look Fun ! By the way , I told your drizzel joke to the guys back in our shop , they all got a big kick out of it ! Guess jokes are gonna be gone soon too huh ? Don't wanna hurt any feelings these dayzzz.

[@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.

[@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!

[@renereyes4999]

I currently drive a 1999 Mustang 3.8L V6, manual transmission with 132,000 original miles. I love it! Only 2 clutch changes to date. Happy birthday Mrs.O!

[@truthsmiles]

I drive a 2003 Civic. 196k, and still on the original clutch 😝 (to be fair it’s near the end of its life. I’ll change it when I next do the timing belt)

[@misterhat5823]

'94 Mustang GT and only one clutch change. You must be rough on that thing.

[@rhysarthur7305]

Still Love my Air Tools too! Glad to see and HEAR an Old School Mechanic :)

[@tomoakhill8825]

I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just as much part of the Rust Belt as Avoca. My next door neighbor owns three antique shops. She keeps a 1964 Mustang. I know that it is in perfect condition. She houses it in her heated garage, runs the engine once a week and drives it only on dry sunny summer days. She grew up in Arizona and bought it in 1985 when it was just an "old car". Of course it is now a rare antique, built in the first model year.

[@wizzkidelectronics]

back in the 90s i was licky to get 5k miles out of a decent clutch in my mustang ... to make it nearly 100k is impressive .... auto adjuster was the first piece to break use to change them to a steeda or bbk quadrant then the clutch adjust meant was at the fork ... man the good old days life was much simpler

[@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.

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O! So gratifying to see the underside of a 20+ year old car, in such mint condition.

[@MaxDoubt2]

30 year old car. So 20+ is right

[@davidmcchargue8427]

It just wouldn't be a true South Main production without the mower going to town in the background!!! Lol!!! Keep up the great stuff Mr. O!!! We love ya Brother!!!

[@benbecker6974]

What I love is a comment I was given about hand position on a tool and one that knows the reason they have grips on tools are when you are sure. they leave the metal to to the head left for the pros. What a great procedure of an old car handled with silk gloves on a conservative budget. I am advocating for this channel because this family is us. The things they say and the humor. Fellowship baby. Fellowship.

[@TorqueTestChannel]

Those mid pipes have some gravity to 'em. A year later on the 'ol big 4.6 they put 3 cats per pipe on there to pass emissions, 6 total! Like an extra passenger riding along with you all the time.

[@COBRO98]

Yep. Those 6 cats robbed a lot of power on top of the weight, if you remove them it's an instant 20rwhp gain or more, add in a "cold air intake" and a tune and they're good for well over 320rwhp.. they're small cars that weigh very little so it's an open-secret they're pocket rockets

[@dylanhinkel3548]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@COBRO98 2v with 200 to the wheels stock had 6 cats. If that “cold air intake” is a supercharger I could see 320 wheel

[@COBRO98]

@@dylanhinkel3548 I was talking about the 4v.. No one in their right mind would dump money into the 2v 4.6L The 1995 5.0 in the video was anemic too

[@dieoubaas]

Lawnmower man at it again!!! 😉 Happy Birthday Mrs O! May you have a blessed year!!! 🙏🏻

[@mikeafa1]

Gas lawn mower today! Electric tomorrow. Lol

[@BobsGT235]

That clown does it just to annoy Eric.

[@edtillier4421]

Man oh man what a pain! Years back I could replace the clutch on my F-150 in my driveway in the afternoon. Eric you make my day, watching you do your thing is a blast!

[@paullinkins8121]

This brings back memories of me replacing the clutch pads and throwout arm on my 1985 Mustang GT (still have it). I had to do it in my garage on a creeper, and the toughest part was getting the clutch bell housing dowels to align and insert -- took me 2.5 hours to get it. I also had a stiff clutch pedal, and the source of that was a bad pawl and quadrant.

[@rumrunner1756]

I had a 96 Cobra for 20 years and my shop replaced the clutch twice. I can now appreciate what they did for me… so far. Waiting for part 2 so that I can appreciate the rest.

[@fredmartin126]

1996-2006-2016 where is it now ?

[@Bushmaster3327]

I remember doing this in the parking lot of the apartment I was living at. No power tools, just four jack stands, and a couple hydraulic jacks, and my tools. I worked on cars most of my life and I gotta admit that it wasn’t that bad doing it on my 89 Camaro. It helped being that it was a southern car and I was stationed down south. I was also impressed that it lasted 150,000 miles until it finally gave out.

[@TheodoreRoosevelt3]

I just want to say I love watching you because at least on video, you're pretty calm, and I don't have to sit through a stupid ad for the first 2 minutes of the video

[@declanfarber]

You have the gift of mechanical sensitivity. That is a rare and precious talent.

[@GunfighterWyo]

Lawnmower guy is alive and well. Great video Eric! Love the commentary.

[@jasonemeric9902]

Dang. This video was a flex if I ever saw one. Worked that torch like an artist and a 30 year old exhaust just falls out. 💪 😎

[@garyhennessey3621]

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.

[@bennyrussell5551]

Manager's are programmed now and no longer make decision's that aren't made by a computer, back in the day we actually used our brain !

[@JohnSmith-eq5el]

Hard to believe there's that much grass in downtown Avoca..🙂 good video Mr. O

[@My02sgd]

Happy birthday to the lovely Mrs.O, Another entertaining show from Eric O.

[@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.

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

Impossible.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

How is it even possible to put a clutch disk in backwards

[@NickMango]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 you put the springs on the flywheel side. Then when you press the clutch it can’t engage, and you can’t get it into gear.

[@brokenbonegarage8910]

My wife also has a 95 Mustang GT, She bought it in 98, never ran it in winter and it looks just as clean as the one youre working on" I did the clutch and the rear engine seal. First thing I tough when I saw the title of the video was, ''come on Mr O, if I can do it, you can do it! '' Happy birthday Mrs O!

[@adamm2634]

Just did that on my 95... twice. Received a bad flywheel and got to take it all apart to swap that out. It was fun.

[@joshcrocker4596]

Happy birthday 🎂 Mrs. O. This takes me back to the early 2000's in my parent's driveway. Of course I replaced mine with the "HD" clutch from summit racing. Took 3 days but it got done

[@45AMT]

This episode doesn't disappoint. It has the classic SMA lawnmower in the background!!!

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

Had two 1995 GT's! Technically one was a GTS (stripped down version of the 5.0). These old 5.0's sound sooo good going through "twice pipes" and Flowmaster originals.

[@VegasEdo]

Don't worry about us not seeing much. I was able to tilt my monitor and get the right angle to see :-) Thanks for bringing us along, we are happy to be your motivation!

[@bfam2410]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O! Thanks for taking us shotgun on another wild video Eric

[@jeffberg8015]

When you need someone to talk to to help getting through an unexciting job, we're here for you Eric.

[@billping2633]

I had an 89 Mustang 5.0. It was so much fun. By today's standards not much on HP. But it was a loud burnout machine. It was scary to drive at high speeds. Yet it was fun to do donuts with. Simple, reliable and all the girls wanted a ride. Those were the days. I punched the cats out, removed all the emissions and the ac put a 411 gear in the rear subframe connectors installed drag bars and a few more things. It was nuts to drive. LOL I miss that car so bad.

[@larrymitchell3502]

If you find a clean, mostly unmolested one now, they're $12-15K. AND UP. 😢

[@mikeboring1293]

Happy birthday to the gorgeous Mrs O

[@davegarfield9007]

Seconded.

[@kkampy4052]

The last new car I ever bought was a 1979 Mustang 2.3T. It was the biggest POS I have ever owned. The choke plate wasn't hooked to anything, the louvers were different colors, the vacuum line for the wastegate was pinched over because it wasn't routed correctly, wastegate diaphragm perforated after 6 months and the clutch wasn't set up properly (cable operated). The clutch started slipping at 18k miles because of the cable being too tight not letting the clutch seat under full pressure. Dealer wouldn't do anything so I ended up doing a new clutch in my driveway. No issues after that. Haven't bought a Ferd since. And to top it off, the 1981 SAAB turbo I bought next would have run circles around that Mustang.

[@firstielasty1162]

Didn't know they made a turbo in '79. You and Wikipedia say otherwise. Interesting!

[@jasoneastham3126]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O. Neat seeing an older car in such good condition .

[@brucebates2795]

Happy birthday Mrs O.Lawn mower man is back.

[@austinjames3525]

I wish my 95 GT looked like that one! That thing is pristine!

[@richard3141592638]

Happy birthday to the best pedal pusher in the place. Many happy returns, of course

[@55azguy]

Congratulations on your 900k subscribers, you truly deserve it.

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

Wow....a car you don't have to cut up with torch to repair! Happy Birthday, Mrs. O.

[@exoduslnx]

The comedic one liners never fail to entertain. You’re the best Eric.

[@stanthurman9008]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O ! And thank you , S.M.A. For a flashback on 95 Mudstang . Awesome no rust .

[@adambatko4773]

A tip I learned some time ago. Heat up the bell housing at the dowels and it usually just pops right off.

[@skokie23]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O!! Great Vid Mr O. The lawnmower man is hard at it! LOVE IT!!!! KEEP EM COMING!!

[@raventrappe572]

Happy another trip around the sun Mrs O. Hope there’s many more to come.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

Looks clean underneath. Must be a Summer/Fall car. You got it Mr. O, your winning now!. On to part 2.

[@tomd5010]

What’s better than to start the weekend with an SMA torch video!

[@KendrasEdge757]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O!! Another great job on the removal process. Can’t wait for the install vid!! Appreciate all your content brother!! Soli Deo Gloria~

[@neiljuedes1661]

Nice to see a true dual exhaust ! My son has a 2007 Mustang with a four speed but the gearing is chunks in it.

[@steelerbus7]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O happy to know that I'm not the only one that works on their Birthday.

[@jeromestrong5614]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O. Thanks for the ride along Mr. O.

[@99andrianmonk]

Glad you split this into two videos. I was working up a sweat watching you working up a sweat. I need a beer. The old girl is in real nice shape. Virtually no rust. Nice break from the stuff you normally have to work on.

[@johnt.848]

And the cars not bad either. 😁

[@rediz4rubes]

sticker in background- "Caution! Occasional flying tools in this area" Had me cracking up -:)

[@afellowinnewengland6142]

1995 was the last year of the original 5.0 pushrod V8. They're actually becoming collectible now if they're clean and are pretty easy to work on. The clutch cables and quadrant were a weak spot on these. REPLACE the clutch cable whenever you mess with the clutch. Don't go upgraded aftermarket with pressure plate-that just increases the pedal stiffness. Speaking from ownership experience :)

[@misterhat5823]

That's why I bough my '94. Didn't want a 4.6.

[@Danzilly]

Happy! Birthday! Vanessa! You did good putting up with that Oldman!

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Don't see too many that clean. Even when they are new ! Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@erichagler7842]

i just got off 7 fords in a row these past weeks all with the fun that they can give ... lol ... multiple issues on each .... then onto a vw passat that was just easy .... but with all that said great job getting that mustang apart in one piece Mr O. the clutches on those are just delightful ...

[@rontronnesjr]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O!!!! You look great for a gal in her early 30's!!!

[@stevecorey3399]

I did a clutch job on it slightly older 5.0 Mustang, which was completely blown a week later the car was back complaining of my clutch job, turns out my job was done too well as the rare end was blown up! Just more tales from an old schoolmechanic named Steve

[@lvsqcsl]

I had a 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis that had that AIR tube. The nipple broke off from the exhaust pipe and the thing was rusted so, off to the dealership. Unless you scoured "Flea- bay" those aluminum tubes would be unobtanium. GREAT VIDEO!

[@Fatterpilot]

Friday video and a two-parter! Thank you, sir. Nice to see the brazing torch getting some work.

[@wadepatton2433]

Wow, it's older than my oldest! Garage queen or Southern car. Southbend Clutch is all I use for HP clutches. Ever. Southbend, Indiana. I pushed 1040 pounds of torque and 473 HP through one on the dyno with my first diesel. And it felt no stiffer than OEM. SBC has been good to me with other clutch applications.

[@waffalobill]

Happy birthday to the lovely Mrs. O. Hope it was a great day.

[@mikeybhoutex]

Obviously a little late here, but that's not my fault, you released this video late! :) A very happy belated orbit day to Mrs. O, and many more trips around the sun to her!

[@EdwinSemidey]

WOW they made replacing a clutch a science project .

[@Ram14250]

The young and spritely - Old Sage!! Eric O and the Gulf Oil cap! Nothing can come in the way... except the wonderful young Mrs O! Happy B'Day miss!

[@Dallmke]

Happy birthday to Mrs. O! We share a birthday. 😃 Noticing that Eric O is using more air tools than battery lately.

[@m_andrews182]

I have a 94 mustang gt with the 5.0, love it. Hopefully no clutch job in the future! Happy birthday Mrs. O!

[@sspnugen]

I have never seen Eric do a clutch, this is great

[@davidh7339]

He did one on a Miata a few years ago.

[@brian2359]

Que Ava I’ll an Ice! Brings back memories of working on my 86 5.0

[@brian2359]

Ava I’ll an =Vanilla

[@cmc7106]

I think I hear mower man ? Can’t wait until part two for his return!!

[@JonPMeyer]

From underneath, that car looks like it really COULD be headed to the auto show! If it looks that good from the top, that's a real peach.

[@JonathanDeaux]

I had an 85 mustang 302 SD. I changed the clutch 4 times through 2002. Did a lot of the old "Lean on it" competitions. Now they call it drifting. Got totaled in 2002 when a 3/4 ton dodge hydroplaned on a 4 lane highway and hit me head on. Spent a week in the hospital and 6 months off work. I miss that car!

[@Ram14250]

I have a 1985 unmolested GT and am the original owner. What is a "302 SD" (sounds like an old Pontiac)? Mine is a 302 "5.0 Liter H.O. 4V" as Ford put it...

[@JonathanDeaux]

@@Ram14250 SD is Speed Density, the precursor to Mass Air. I had the same engine as you do, in fact, I still have it and the T5 tucked away in my shop. 110k miles and engine has never been apart. I want to put that engine in an early 2000's Explorer Sport Trac now that I retired.

[@scurfie2343]

Hearing the mower just makes my day.

[@danmolumby4186]

Happy belated birthday Mrs. O🎉🎁🎈 ice cream is definitely in order!!

[@RJJ6129]

Years ago I had a Mustang of about the same year as that one come into the shop, customer said the clutch pedal broke and was floppy… So I checked it out and found that the cable adjuster was broken. I replaced the adjuster and pushed the clutch pedal which would not move, so my service manager called the customer and quizzed him more. Customer said the clutch was hard to push and got to the point where it wouldn’t move at all. So I replaced the clutch and cable because it had stretched so bad the adjuster ran out of area to adjust, all fine and dandy right!? Nope the clutch kind of worked but felt squishy, after more digging I found that the firewall had been flexing so much that it had cracked about half of the way around where the bracket mounted to it! Had to weld and reinforce it with a small piece of plate metal. This is probably why Ford went to a hydraulic clutch, which the cylinder only lasted about half as long as the clutch itself.

[@VinceWaldon]

Must make you cry a little Eric, realizing some mechanics in other parts of the world see low-rust undercarriages like that every day of the week. :( :)

[@jo6520]

Good old SN95. I always dreamed of owning on of those

[@davidgriffin14]

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Mrs. O, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

[@JamesWarnock-mk7up]

Lawn man is after it again

[@jameswells8091]

Happy Birthday Mrs. O, hope you had a wonderful day!

[@andygirke846]

This is what is like to work on cars in Florida, Eccept it's 110 in the shade at 9:00 am.

[@GlennMoyers]

I’m in Texas I can relate

[@rocketscientist007]

Exactly why I don't even drive my '88 Mustang GT in the summer.

[@danieltonnessen656]

In Fla. They would never use a torch it would get to cold they put on rotisserie and the sun heats it up 😂

[@paulkinney1921]

Watching you cook chicken and talking about salt potatoes. I came from Oneida/Sylvan Beach, Salt potatoes are a staple on the table. Hinderwaddle restaurant sells potatoes with the salt bag in most og the grocery stores around central N, Y. I now live in Florida, and make them for get togethers. Love them!!!

[@knobrush]

Everyone needs a Vic in their lives.

[@johnwaby4321]

Happy birthday Mrs o 🎊🎉🎁🎂 That cover definitely did Not want to come off 👍👍

[@gwbuilder5779]

Waitin for part 2. I was expecting to see a bunch of fuzz where the friction material use to be, but the clutch cover looked pretty clean.🤙

[@fredlendzian7082]

happy birthday ms'o