Well blow me down, I missed the earlier threads as well.
Thanks for posting your experience/solution @tdhyden79 !
Could a "clutch pulsation damper" be a part of why the Bronco's clutch feels so spongy, "slow" to engage, vague, and how the engagement point seems to change between each shift??
I would be most interested @tdhyden79 in any change to clutch feel after you remove this thing with your solutioin linked above. If it moves the clutch feel in a "regular" direction I'm going to remove it fur sur.