New Clutch has a "break in period"
05-28-2004, 11:26 AM
#1
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New Clutch has a "break in period"
Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
clutch do such things?
Thanks,
Bill
clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
clutch do such things?
Thanks,
Bill
05-28-2004, 11:49 AM
#2
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Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
It probably wasn't bled correctly. There is air in the hydrolic line which
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
05-28-2004, 11:49 AM
#3
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Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
It probably wasn't bled correctly. There is air in the hydrolic line which
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
05-28-2004, 11:49 AM
#4
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Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
It probably wasn't bled correctly. There is air in the hydrolic line which
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
05-28-2004, 11:49 AM
#5
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Posts: n/a
Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
It probably wasn't bled correctly. There is air in the hydrolic line which
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
prevented proper actuation when you hit the pedel..
Nick
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
05-28-2004, 11:50 AM
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Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
No, that is 'not' normal.
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
05-28-2004, 11:50 AM
#7
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Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
No, that is 'not' normal.
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
05-28-2004, 11:50 AM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
No, that is 'not' normal.
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
05-28-2004, 11:50 AM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
No, that is 'not' normal.
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
The clutch should be adjusted before you burn it out.
You should have 1/2" of free play or flop at the top of the pedal and
the clutch should grab half way along the pedal travel on a CJ7.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so, when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it. At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
05-28-2004, 12:59 PM
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Re: New Clutch has a "break in period"
"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:2hp3pjFfcktrU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Part of my engine installation was to install a brand new clutch. The
> clutch pressure plate was balanced with the flywheel at the machine shop.
>
> When I got my jeep from the R&R guy, for the first 10 - 20 miles or so,
when
> I came to a stop and pressed on the clutch I felt the jeep continue to
move
> forward after I stopped to where I had to put on the brakes to hold it.
At
> first I thought I was on an incline but later I made sure I wasn't and
sure
> enough, it was moving forward. Now the forward motion is gone but this
was
> something I hadn't experienced before. Is this normal? Will a brand new
> clutch do such things?
As other posters have said, not normal, probably a bleeding problem,
or perhaps some binding in the pilot bearing. But the answer to your
question,
Yes there is a break in period for a new clutch. For the first few hundred
miles
you should take it very easy on the gas pedal so everything seats in and you
do
not glaze the disk.
Jeff '91 YJ, '00 XJ
