New clutch

russiankid said:

How many miles are on the clutch disk?

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toothofwar said:

The old one had 33k miles. I'm only at around 300 miles on the new one right now. Was waiting till at least 500 miles before I started trying it out. What kind of break in miles has everyone put on there new clutch?

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toothofwar said:

I have around 1200 miles on it now. It has gotten a little bit quieter. However from idle to ~1200 rpm it still has alot of chatter. It has lightened up alot on the pedal. It now feels like a real clutch. I haven't done the bleeder valve or spring delete yet. My wife has had 2 spinal fusion and 2 si joint fusion surgeries so it's just about right for her. A new development is if I lightly press on the pedal (no engagement, just taking up pedal slack), there is a good vibration on the pedal. Anyone else have this issue?

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JC_451 said:

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Or...you could just tell him your hypothesis?

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Stija said:

I could..

Or he could think before posting a question like “if I lightly step on my brakes while rolling my car slowly decelerates, anyone else having this issue?”

I’m trying to have him think why he’s experiencing what he’s experiencing, a light bulb may go on if he just think about it for 3min.

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toothofwar said:

Or... and think real long and hard about this, maybe this is a new event that was not present before. My stock clutch never had the vibration and the first 800 miles of this clutch didn't have it. This has just started recently. I know the feeling of the throw out bearing rubbing the fingers of the pressure plate. This is not it. So thanks for automatically assuming we all are idiots. Have a great day!

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Stija said:

Your stock clutch is not in the car now is it?

Your new smf and new clutch are in, why are we comparing it to something entirely different? Not following.

What about the feeling of the clutch slave cylinder piston feeling something? And how would you know what it feels like when by your own admission you didn’t have it before on oem clutch or new one until today? Did you ever have a smf clutch before?

I didn’t assume you’re an idiot. I assumed and still do that you aren’t thinking it through but instead posting and looking for a quick answer from someone more knowledgeable perhaps.

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toothofwar said:

I think somehow we are still lightyears apart, so let me fo into more detail on what is going on with the pedal. As I press the clutch pedal down, right as the slack in the pedal is taken up, the pedal will bounce about a quarter of an inch. Hard enough to bounce my leg. As soon as it starts to engage, it quits. As I'm letting off the pedal, right as the clutch is fully engaged, I get the same bounce. I have drove manual vehicles my whole life with several types of clutches. This type of vibration I haven't had before. If it is something blatantly obvious then I apologize for my ignorance. I am just reporting my observations about a clutch that not many people has installed yet. If someone has this clutch in their car feel free to let us know if my experience is similar to yours.

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Stija said:

At least to me it’s obvious that by taking up slack w your pedal you are depressing the piston on the clutch fork/lever (and rel bearing in turn) and feeling the rotational vibrations of your new smf and clutch setup. Disagree?

I’m gonna guess you have to do this somewhat carefully to replicate and if you drive normally you don’t feel this vibration, correct? It’s just when you’re riding this slack free sweet spot that you feel it. So stop doing that and symptoms are gone.

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