bed clutch in???

[DodgeT]

picking car up tomorow, had an AP organic fitted

just wondered.... is it advisable to take it easy/bed the new clutch in for a little while, or is there no need :?

 

[one Gti-R]

I have never bedded my clutches in i have never seen the need. I have never had any problems either.

However I always bed my brakes in the reason for this is to prevent hot spots occuring in the brake pads and this limits the braking capabilities of the pads.

The clutch is not effected by "hotspots" so I see no need to bed them in.

 

[Websnowbo]

Clutch's are effected by hotspots but you don't really need to run them in, some hard compound clutch's slip under hard driving when new but the only way to bed them in is let them slip until they sort em selves out.

 

[turblio]

If its a soft compound/organic clutch you WILL get hot spots if you muller
it from fitting ask mike-exgtir or olly
Frank

 

[AVOGTIR]

i would bed it in, do around 500-600kms then it should be done, i just want to slowly polish the machined surfaces.

 

[DodgeT]

ok then, ill take it easy for the first tank full, ineed to get the s-afr setup at hiteq anyway, so wont be nailing it till thats done