[Thunder#59]

so i now have a very firm new clutch in my car...which i stalled twice when i picked it up!!! (what a loser lol)

but no custom RR remap

aparently a new flywheel needs 500-1000miles bedding in before mapping?

anyone else had this??

 

[v8sam]

I have been driving my

as normal with the new

clutch and flywheel I was not aware it had to be run in

 

[Thunder#59]

well i know a new clutch can 'glaze'

so it needs a few hundred careful miles

but 500-1000 slow miles on standard map, due to having a new DMF is news to me.....

 

[GJM]

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.

 

[wolfman]

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?

 

[Thunder#59]

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?

 

[Thunder#59]

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?

 

[Tall-Paul]

what clutch did you get? Im getting a helix paddle and single mass flywheel fitted on thursday...cant wait

 

[Thunder#59]

i got the standard RS set up

let us know how you get on

 

[loko]

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

 

[Thunder#59]

bump

anyone else?

thanks loko

 

[hunkracer260]

QUOTE(Thunder#59 @ 12 Dec 2009, 02:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so i now have a very firm new clutch in my car...which i stalled twice when i picked it up!!! (what a loser lol)

but no custom RR remap

aparently a new flywheel needs 500-1000miles bedding in before mapping?

anyone else had this??

How did you know the flywheel needed changing? Was there any symptoms or sounds to look out for.
There seems to be a 'chattering' sound when ever I lift off the clutch pedal especially when coming to a corner but it goes off when I get back on the accelerator.

 

[Thunder#59]

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

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

 

[Dave Henshall]

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?

 

[Dream Weaver]

I'd ignore that nonsense about running in for 1000 miles, hell that would take me 3 months!!

Just get the map on and give it the beans.

 

[Thunder#59]

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

 

[Steve]

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 ?

 

[LiamX8]

the flywheel on the st's is dual mass flywheel its basicly in 2 parts with spring and gadgets in between while were on the subject mine is slipping 3rd - 6th