Breaking in new clutch????

[zx3focus]

I put a new gt clutch in my car. What is the best way to break it in, and how many mile should I wait before I can beat on it?? I have just been driving it easy, couple of pulls through a gear hear and there, but no hard shifts.

 

[zx3focus]

any ideas???

 

[nwapache]

As long as your clutch was installed properly you shouldn't have to worry much about a break in period. I'd put a couple of hundred miles on it, just to be conservative, but no more than that....

 

[bdcardinal]

i know centerforce recommends 500 miles of easy driving, then pound on it.

 

[BlownStangGT]

You will usually hear that 500 miles of easy driving is good for a breakin

 

[madmatt]

No beating on it, speed shifting, power shifting, etc for at least 500 miles. You do NOT want to screw that up after the installation...

 

[zx3focus]

k, thanks

 

[Dope 97GT]

i know centerforce recommends 500 miles of easy driving, then pound on it.

thats what im going with after my centerforce clutch and fidanza aluminum flywheel.

hard to drive it easy though