New exedy Heavy duty clutch

[Blade]

Got my clutch fitted today

The mechanic put the fear of all hell into me...saying to drive like a granny for 1000km's...no down gearing, no slipping nothing...otherwise ill be back in here in 2 weeks fitting another one in!

i was like wtf...drive like granny for 1000kms?

so my question is...is the above bs?!?!? should i drive like a granny for 1000km's?

I was crawling around the roads tryin not to slip it or downgear, he said i cant rev over 3000rpm rofl...he gave me a 1 year warrantee on this clutch..is he just scared for his own sake?

[Guest Robo's]

I think he's talking crap mate.

[Blade]

For real?

He said it needs to wear in for 1000km's rofl...its just a exedy heavy duty clutch with organic plate.

are you running the same clutch? i really cbf driving like i was before for 1000km's...its a joke...ud think theyd make the clutches heavy duty so u can drive em normally from the very start

[rb25]

When I had my exedy hd put in the guy told me not to dump it or slip it excessively for 500km, other than that, just drive normal.

-rb25

[PHATR32]

ive been told the 1000k thing too, my car got stolen 200ks after i put in the new clutch, i found it and luckly the couldnt thrash it cause i had a 5000rpm limiter

anyways, the clutch lasted a few month before it slipped like crazy.

steve

[Bobjones]

1000km's is a bit excessive...

Previously in other cars i have had the same clutch. All you need to do is drive without dumping the clutch, riding it, or downshifting from huge revs (downshifting from about 3,000 should be the highest that you should)

this will let the clutch and pressure plate bed in and not cause uneven wear on the flywheel as well.

i will be running my new clutch (also a Daiken HD) for 1,000 but that is only cause I am running the engine in at the same time and as such cannot go past 3,000rpm...

[Blade]

Well ive just done 150km's

Another 850 to go...exedy shoul;d make a clutch where u dont have to wear it in!

its the 21st century ffs...ive never heard of wearing a clutch in.

[BBQ]

We purchased the clutch and fitted it our selves, Extra heavy duty, paddle clutch, With standard Fly Wheel.

And after installing it we were full noise testing it out. With 4000rpm launches.

Worked well and haven’t had any problems with slipping, and that was 1 year ago.

I think the only reason why he wants you to baby it, is if it fails, he can say it came under the warranty guide lines of installation eg, 1000km of running it in.

[Blade]

True mate true..thats what i think..he just wants me to baby it so a warranty claim wont be made

Ill still baby it to around 500kms then hammer the living **** out of it lol

Itd be great help if any fellow owners of the exedy heavy duty clutch can reply to this thread and help me out

[Blade]

True mate true..thats what i think..he just wants me to baby it so a warranty claim wont be made

Ill still baby it to around 500kms then hammer the living **** out of it lol

Are their any other exedy heavy duty owners out their?!?!? common surely u are all using the daikin heavy duty or exedy...i need some more feedback lol

[7heavn]

just bought an exedy button clutch for my r32 GTR but yet to install it. I bought the clutch straight from exedy in Sydney which is at eastern creek. I have a family friend that works there and has been in the clutch business for many years. His advice to me was to go easy on the clutch for about 500km's otherwise it will glaze up and need to come out again.

This though I believe only applies to button clutches and not full face clutch's which in my opinion should be pretty rite from the get go , wouldn't hurt to go easy on it though for a couple of hundred km's I guess. I know I'll be going easy on mine for awhile just to be on the safe side.

[Bobjones]

just bought an exedy button clutch for my r32 GTR but yet to install it. I bought the clutch straight from exedy in Sydney which is at eastern creek. I have a family friend that works there and has been in the clutch business for many years. His advice to me was to go easy on the clutch for about 500km's otherwise it will glaze up and need to come out again.

This though I believe only applies to button clutches and not full face clutch's which in my opinion should be pretty rite from the get go , wouldn't hurt to go easy on it though for  a couple of hundred km's I guess. I know I'll be going easy on mine for awhile just to be on the safe side.

It is NOT the type of clutch that matters, but the materials used.

Would you install brake pads and not bed them in (unless like the EBC they come pre-bedded)...cause they are organic and glaze up.

Same with an organic clutch which is what the Exedy HD is...

Composite clutches will also have a similar problem, Brass button clutches are about the only ones you should bed in for a short period.

[7heavn]

Thanks for clearing that up