New Clutch And Dmf Fitted

I have heard this before. Just like a new set break pads a clutch plate needs a few hundred miles to bed in.
Think 1000 miles is a vast overkill though.
Important thing would be to drive smooth without riding clutch.

QUOTE(Thunder#59 @ 11 Dec 2009, 06:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>aparently a new flywheel needs 500-1000miles bedding in before mapping?

Who gave you this information?

QUOTE(wolfman @ 12 Dec 2009, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Who gave you this information?

the guy that fitted it was told this by fords when he got the part?

also...i have had new clutches before on other cars....so i know they bite early....but this feels 'all or nothing'....its very 'grabby' and easy to stall

although gear changes are now very smooth and precise

are these common traits of uprated clutches?

my 1st ST only had 27 miles on the clock when i put a dreamscience map on it and i had no probs at all

didnt find out utill it was in bits getting the clutch done

but it was slipping like a mofo between 3rd-6th under load

have you got any pics of the old flywheel - and was the clutch plate actually worn out? or was it the flywheel all along? had the springs broke in the DMF? also, what special tools did you need to get it in bits and back again?

QUOTE(Dave Henshall @ 15 Dec 2009, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>have you got any pics of the old flywheel - and was the clutch plate actually worn out? or was it the flywheel all along? had the springs broke in the DMF? also, what special tools did you need to get it in bits and back again?

sorry, i didnt do it myself

but they did say that the clutch was hardly worn....as it would seem the previous owner already fitted an RS clutch!!!!

my guess is they had slip, uprated the clutch...it didnt cure it, so they sold it on

but yes...it was the flywheel that was slipping

How can the flywheel slip if its bolted to the crank, and how can it bed in if its bolted to the crank and torqued up ?