I am the third owner of a 95 GT, and the clutch seems to be a little stiff and requires quite a bit of force to depress. This is my first manual, so I'm not really aware as to how loose or stiff the clutch should be. I have tried the clutch on my friend's 2001 Mustang V6, and it's much more loose than mine and requires a fraction of the force to depress. This car has a five speed manual transmission. Fluid level is correct and has not dropped.
Clutch works fine in all forward gears but gears always grind going into reverse.
Doesn't matter how long the clutch is held down before shifting. This can be avoided only by shifting into reverse before starting. You may have a warped clutch disc that does not allow the clutch to be fully disengaged. Either pulling the engine or the transaxle will work to replace the clutch. We have found that it is easier to do the transaxle.