I am a halfway decent turn wrench, and I’m creative, I do my research, but I’d be lying if I said I understood these clutches the way you guys do.
The Road Ranger’s clutch would slip if I pushed it when I got the truck with 305,000 miles. I knew I needed a new clutch, and I wanted one with more grab because of what I was going to do to the truck, semi pulling a trailer.
My 15 or 20 minutes of research, talking to the guys at NAPA, etc., led me to buy a ceramic clutch. I bought a kit with the heavier pressure plate. This is what I got:
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When the guys were installing it, there was wear on the pressure plate, so they got one from NAPA, I don’t know which one, probably stock, to keep the work going to get done.
I LOVE the way it grabs and holds, I’ve already pulled a 16 foot heavy trailer with an Isuzu rodeo on top, and it pulled like a dream.
The downside is I’m a feeble old curmudgeon, and the thing is killing my left knee/leg. Also, it grabs so low and so hard (exact opposite of the new normal clutch in the 87 Missing Linc), I either screech the tires or stall it. I’m driving like a stick shift newbie. (I haven’t figured out where the sensor is, but it seems to do it more when there’s people standing around than when I’m all by myself.)
Hope it helps!