Ryannn
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Google is just full of contradictions so I thought I'd ask the experts!
My MR2 had a new clutch before I bought it. The dealer said he'd bought it from auction and when he collected it, the clutch was none existent. I have no reason to doubt him as he was a trader, not a mechanic lol.
Anyway, I've done about 60 miles since I got the car and I'm just wondering if there's a bedding in period for the clutch? I drive mostly early mornings so the car doesn't ever really sit in traffic. It died when I was holding it on a hill today. Loads of whiteish smoke coming from the engine bay and then it stalled. Started straight up and carried on up the hill and it's a hill I've crawled up hundreds of times.
So that's it, do I have to bed the clutch in for a while? Or should I be worried? Cheers
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A decent clutch should bed in straight away. when you say you were holding it a hill do you mean holding it on the cutch and did the smoke smell similar to hot brakes, if so that's the clutch slipping.
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no need to bed in , should work from the box like on a brand new car
any leaks under car?
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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Ryannn
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A decent clutch should bed in straight away. when you say you were holding it a hill do you mean holding it on the cutch and did the smoke smell similar to hot brakes, if so that's the clutch slipping. Yeah I was holding it on the clutch, something I've done many times there in many different cars without issue! I'm sure the smoke was the clutch slipping and then the car stalled. To other leaks or issues either! |
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I've never heard of bedding in a clutch. From the sounds of it you just burnt the hell outta the clutch
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Rob M
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Bear in mind, if the clutch is 'slipping' its not going to hold you on a hill, you are more likely to start rolling back into the vehicle behind. If it held you there but was smoking then stalled it may be nothing more than just not getting the biting point right at the time, its happened to us all. Assuming the car drives fine, gear changes are good, the clutch doesn't slip at all on normal driving, I would assume that you have just shaved a few thousand miles off the clutch plate in a one off incident. It happens.  |
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Its a friction surface so will take time to bed in to the flywheel. Its best to give the clutch an easy time for the first couple of hundred miles to be honest.
I have always done it as that's the way I was told it should be done.
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Its a friction surface so will take time to bed in to the flywheel. Its best to give the clutch an easy time for the first couple of hundred miles to be honest. I have always done it as that's the way I was told it should be done. This is what I was taught. Also am I reading it right - you didn't use brake but slipped the clutch to hold on a hill ? Hopefully you don't do that as it's a very bad practice. |
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I'm guessing its combination of the dealer fitting a plate and not full kit and the fact you slipped the clutch. when on hills apply handbrake to hold the car the pull away by finding the clutch biting point this is the way we are all taught to drive and makes clutches last longer.
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Ryannn
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It's been fine since, I guess it was just a one off!
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barty
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possibly a combination of the dealer only replacing the worn parts and not a kit and it could have been a bit of contamination ie oily fingers on the clutch which has burnt off and the scoring on the flywheel bedding onto the new plate.
If it ok now then id imagine you shouldnt have anymore problems (well i hope)
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new clutch on new flywheel, no.
new clutch on old flywheel, yes.
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