New clutch finally broken in, now I have a ?

Nobody · Jul 7, 2005

I babied the clutch for 700 miles to break it in. Now, two months later, I have three other guys in the car and I do a little burnout. Next thing I smell clutch. When I'm by myself, it doesn't happen. What's the deal? Any ideas?

89CopCoupe · Jul 7, 2005

1. Added weight makes it harder for the pressure plate to hold the disk and the flywheel

2. A low end clutch set

3. Oil contamination

4. Your friend in the back seat farted

mustangjoe87 · Jul 7, 2005

im gonna go with the showing off in front of friends and beating the **** out of your clutch card

89CopCoupe · Jul 7, 2005

mustangjoe87 said:
im gonna go with the showing off in front of friends and beating the **** out of your clutch card

A month from now we read an ad in a local newspaper

"For Sale: Fox Mustang, 5.0 5sp, runs great, can burn out with three other full grown men in the car ... needs clutch $2500 OBO

HISSIN50 · Jul 7, 2005

Is there a new flywheel too? The break in for a flywheel vs a clutch is different.

What is the engine/drivetrain situation? Should you be slipping a clutch (I.e. organic disk) before breaking tires loose, etc? (In other words, is the clutch [properly] the weak point in the drivetrain?). Sorry to ask, but we dont have a lot of info to go on here.

Your disk simply might still might be gassing.

Good luck.

Nobody · Jul 7, 2005

Wow thanks mustangjoe Always nice to get good tech info here, just not from you I guess.

Nobody · Jul 7, 2005

HISSIN50 said:
Is there a new flywheel too? The break in for a flywheel vs a clutch is different.

What is the engine/drivetrain situation? Should you be slipping a clutch (I.e. organic disk) before breaking tires loose, etc? (In other words, is the clutch [properly] the weak point in the drivetrain?). Sorry to ask, but we dont have a lot of info to go on here.

Your disk simply might still might be gassing.

Good luck.

The flywheel was resurfaced but not replaced. Earlier today I did a rolling second gear burnout and I got the smell a little. It did not feel like it was slipping. To my knowledge, a clutch only burns when it's slipping. Is that correct?

HISSIN50 · Jul 7, 2005

Yeah, smell normally equals slipping, but it is not horribly unusual to notice some smell when getting on it. Clutches cant lock up 100%.

As we let the thread go, I bet some folks post that their clutches 'smell' when they get on it pretty good. I would not freak, as it does not sound like it is burning much.

Good luck bud.

Nobody · Jul 7, 2005

HISSIN50 said:
Yeah, smell normally equals slipping, but it is not horribly unusual to notice some smell when getting on it. Clutches cant lock up 100%.

As we let the thread go, I bet some folks post that their clutches 'smell' when they get on it pretty good. I would not freak, as it does not sound like it is burning much.

Good luck bud.

Thanks for the input Hissin50

foxfreak88 · Jul 8, 2005

This will sound gay but how exactly is a clutch broken in???
I havent owned a 5 speed car nor have i changed a clutch...

89CopCoupe · Jul 8, 2005

foxfreak88 said:
This will sound gay but how exactly is a clutch broken in???
I havent owned a 5 speed car nor have i changed a clutch...

Just like with brake pads ... you take it easy on them for the first few hundred miles.

mustangjoe87 · Jul 8, 2005

Nobody said:
Wow thanks mustangjoe Always nice to get good tech info here, just not from you I guess.

thanks guy, how much did they take off of you flywheel? it may be too small if they had machine a large ridge out of it. i actaully had the same problem in a truck...... but i know how the beating the **** out of you clutch card goes

5spd GT · Jul 8, 2005

What mods do you have and what clutch do you got? If you are overpowering the clutches limits it can/will slip (smell) under WOT and the added weight makes the clutch components work harder. I noticed the smell more so when I had people in my car when I had a slipping clutch too...

Nobody · Jul 8, 2005

mustangjoe87 said:
thanks guy, how much did they take off of you flywheel? it may be too small if they had machine a large ridge out of it. i actaully had the same problem in a truck...... but i know how the beating the **** out of you clutch card goes

LOL Now that's a good post I didn't think about taking too much material off the flywheel -def something to consider.

Nobody · Jul 8, 2005

5spd GT said:
What mods do you have and what clutch do you got? If you are overpowering the clutches limits it can/will slip (smell) under WOT and the added weight makes the clutch components work harder. I noticed the smell more so when I had people in my car when I had a slipping clutch too...

My car only make 242hp at the wheels and 285lb/ft torque. I have Spec Stage 1 so I didn't think I could possibly dog the clutch with my power. Even with the extra weight in the car.

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