Ian

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am getting a ap racing organic fitted. after it is all in the car, do i have to run the clutch in like when fitting new brakes?

myblackwrx

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I've recently had my clutch replaced (nothing as extreme as yours,just a slightly upreated exedy clutch)) and was told a couple of hundred miles before full bore launches but for everyday driving not to worry about running it in.

APIDavid

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Yes most definitely David APi

Monkey200

I would too

Ian

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what would the best way to do it, how many miles etc, am running around 350 bhp

DaveR5gtt

Just drive the car but nothing crazy. Done.
Steve.

Ian

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there is a RR day i would like to go to 2 days later, would this be saft or best missed?

(2 runs on the rollers)

Playsatan

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The guidelines for running in an exedy twin are 500 2k rev pull aways. Not launches mind. Pulling away in 2nd gear helps run it in too.

Andygreer

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id think a RR day will be ok, its just liek driving on the road. but Dave will confirm that

Playsatan

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It is the exact same as driving on the road in as much as it's just as easy to frag a friction plate.

It all depends on how much torque your car is putting out.

moneys

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im running mine in at the moment, its a 4 paddle clutch plate and it judder's like anything on take off an gear changes but ive been told this is what there like till they bed in, i hope that true anyway. a friend who had the same sort of clutch fitted had the same problems as myself for a few hundred miles.

911

Moneys: That's how they are.
Gentle road driving for 250 miles is the way I bedded my AP Organic 3 years ago. It has done 140+ drag starts on racing tyres (real ones) since, with no smells and no slip and drives like a stocker today.

RR's do not involve any clutch slipping so will be fine imho after a few road miles. My AP ended up on the RR 150 miles after fitting and transmitted 370 ish bhp/340 lbft at the time.

moneys

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by saying 'thats how they are' please dont tell me i have to put up with the juddering for life as i cant stand it at the moment, i hope its just for the running in period.

911

It could smooth out, but paddles are not designed/intended for traffic but for 'racing'.
I had one in my 911 hillclmb road car and the judders,screeches, and the WEAR never went away.

Changed back to a stock 911 organic and went faster, smoother and lasted 3 times longer at least.

Has your paddle friction plate cussion springs inside rather like a normal clutch does (6 or 4 coil springs around the splined hub)?

If it hasn't then i think you are doomed. My 911 one did have cussion springs.
Graham.

Ian

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this is my clutch, is everything there that i need?




and this flywheel, is coming

911

Yep. A tube of locktite from Halfords would be good to put on the flywheel bolts when you change the 'wheel'.

moneys

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thats what i bought and have fitted. as you can see it has the springs around it, so here's hoping and praying it goes away. i feel if it doesnt then its going to have to come out cos i cant stand it at the moment



cheers 911

911

Sprung centre but terrible in a road car.

That AP will not dissapoint you. Take a good look at the flywheel surface with a good straight edge though as the paddles rip into cast steel. You may need to get the wheel face skimmed. Any good machine shop can do that for a few $$

moneys

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i had the fly wheel skimmed