[blykins]

Just found this thread....

JHV is right, every Mustang from the mid 80's on up through 2003-2004 used a bearing that rides the pressure plate.

However, I've had a couple of McLeod bearings fail that way. When I called McLeod about it, they said that the bearings were not meant to be in continuous use. So, I always recommend that if it's possible to set the clutch up with a little clearance between the bearing and the pressure plate, the same as you would for an older style Ford clutch actuation system.

Keep in mind that when pressure plates wear, the fingers will rise. Without an automatic adjuster that's present in the Mustangs, you really have to watch about the bearing keeping constant pressure on the plate as it will put more preload on the pressure plate than what's necessary (or good).