Quickly Bedding In A New Clutch

[KezR33]

Hey guys,

I recently put a heavy duty button clutch into my car last weekend, and am playing on taking it to an event this coming weekend.

I've been driving it as much as possible, but is there a quick way to bed the clutch in?

I have a 3hr drive to the track tomorrow night but it is mostly freeway. Should I consider pushing the clutch in and out occasionally as I drive? Change between more frequently 4th and 5th? Or am I going to do more harm than good?

Thanks.

[Sinista32]

I would have thought a couple of days of driving in city/traffic sufficient. After a 100 or so kms again I would think all is sweet.

PS. Stay away from riding it for a short while immediately after fitted. Being a button clutch if you ride it will heat up the button easily.

Glazing can occur also.

Edited August 28, 2013 by Sinista32

[GTSBoy]

Yuh, just drive it around.

[Sinista32]

Don't do a 8000rpm launch when you pick it up is all I trying to say.

[89CAL]

Yeah, NPC told me to drive the car with no hard launches etc for the first 1000km

Just avoid any clutch slip if possibly

[sweefu]

In my last car (R31, RB30 engine, RB20DET box) I took my car drifting and was used the clutch as I normally would after a couple hundred KM of normal driving, no problems at all. I just did the same thing with my S14 (SR20 engine, RB25DET box) with no issues - it's all you need imo!
First clutch was an Exedy sprung brass button with an upped (1350kg) clamp load job, S14 clutch is an Exedy Sports Organic (coppermix-ish one).

[Reese69]

im in a simlar spot my clutch is only new only done 200km maybe if that - no launches but have started to open up 2nd and 3rd clutch is still bedding in can smell it if i flog it but npc said that will happen for maybe 500km but said if i dont get enough km down the when i get to the track to warm it up and it should be fine..

dont like bedding it in special whe you can smell it but npc said its normal (was my first clutch change)

[sweefu]

I didn't smell either of my clutches when bedding them in, I wound out 2nd gear to redline in my S14 with about 70km on the clutch too.

[Reese69]

I didn't smell either of my clutches when bedding them in, I wound out 2nd gear to redline in my S14 with about 70km on the clutch too.

i got npc cushion button clutch rated 450kw.. what was your clutch and your power?

i been told it is normal so lets hope so gonna get a flogging soon hahaha

[sweefu]

My current clutch is an Exedy Sports Organic HD - it's silver, not pink like many other Exedy clutches and has a coppermix sort of compound - like a poor man's Nismo Coppermix haha.
My power is dead stock, SR20DET.

My previous clutch was a bit of a mix, it was a 6 puck sprung brass button clutch (Exedy) but K&B Clutch Engineering in Sydney modified the pressure plate and increased the clamp load to around 1300kg. That was used with a stock RB30E, no smell either.

Both very low power applications.

[Reese69]

ah ok cool.. im not not running alot only 315kw... maybe its a npc thing... i was worried but few different ppl said its normal same with npc.. it aint slipping so thats good i guess and feels good lol

[sweefu]

Yeah I wouldn't worry at all

[Reese69]

was that sarcasim lol