clutch break-in

[Foxfan88]

ok guys i asked this before and understand i cannot beat on it for 300 or so miles?

cans someone go into great detail on what i can and cant do?
just drive normal? can i floor it at all?

 

[Bad92GT]

no dumping the clutch, no racing or any sorts.. be very gentle with it like its almost dead and is on its last leg.. 300 miles over daily driving of like just going to school or work

 

[payupsucka]

and dont down shift neither

 

[Henceforward]

no dumping the clutch, no racing or any sorts.. be very gentle with it like its almost dead and is on its last leg.. 300 miles over daily driving of like just going to school or work

I put in 500 easy miles, daily driving, (don't count highway miles)

No quick shifts, keep the RPMs below 3000, no dumping the clutch.

 

[5-oh stang]

Whoops... i put in my king cobra clutch and went to the end of the driveway ang got on the road and laid down about 150 if rubber dumping the clutch at 5500 in 2nd gear. no problems yet.... knock on wood

 

[Paul Perreca]

Whoops... i put in my king cobra clutch and went to the end of the driveway ang got on the road and laid down about 150 if rubber dumping the clutch at 5500 in 2nd gear. no problems yet.... knock on wood

LOL me too lol nah i didn't burn out but i spun wheels and i was shiftin quick - but not really racing (except once or twice) - mines workin sweet still

 

[Curse]

I though you could press on the car once the car was in gear? I was told no dumping the clutch or no powershifts.

 

[65ShelbyClone]

Just try to avoid excessive slipping. Take off like an average shmuck and drive civilized. No need to be paranoid about it.

What about dedicated track cars? The only things they break in are the brakes and tires.

 

[Mavrick]

I don't think i'll be worrying about my new clutch for the first 500miles.. around the block, if it feels good im gonna tromp on it!

The whole "break in" thing varies on opinions.. a couple old timers have told me not to pay any attention to it, but most people on the internet get caught up in the hype.

 

[bubba-dough]

Just look at the manufacturers suggestions or try their website if there isn't any. My hd Ram clutch requires no break-in, per their instructions. Some manufacturers say to allow a few hundred miles of normal driving for break-in.

 

[5spd GT]

There is no hype.

Break in your clutch so you don't have any problems and you know and the warranty knows that you broke it in right. Let the disc and flywheel mate solidly and not in a slipping way at the beginning of the clutch life. Let the clutch disc gasses expel correctly.

This is crucial IMO if you have a clutch that is on the edge of holding the power you have.

Read the manufacturer's instructions.

Just do "normal driving"...no need to overeasy or overharsh.

 

[jammer84_03]

500 mile for my centerforce df. just varied the rpm and drove it like normal. guarenteed when i hit 500.1 mi. i drove it like i stole it and used the rubber up. got new tires two days later...lol 20g miles later and lots of left foot breaking and dumping it and road racing its holding great.

 

[RsStanG1987]

I had a clucth that i beat on right out of the box and it held fine. I had others that i beat on for the first 500 miles then they went sour after 3k

 

[Mysterio]

I attempted to break my king cobra in but got stock on a very steep hill trying to go up it from a stop while babying it which didn't happen. So after putting maybe 35 miles on the clutch I had to dump it to get up the hill without stalling. I've talked to a few people that throw on a king cobra and the first thing they do is dump it and have no problems. He said something about kevlar clutches need more breakins but the king cobras don't need them as much because of what they're made out of.

 

[Bad92GT]

thing is.. you make a unneccesary wear pattern in the clutch with harsh driving it out of the box..

 

[Daniel50]

to me the whole break-in thing is stupid. i have done 3 clutches in 3 different cars and beat the crap out of them in every car and have had the clutches last over 2 years and they still work fine even after the car is gone. my brother has my first turbo 2.3 mustang. and that thing has over 50k on the clutch i put it. and after i did it rolled out of the drive way and did a huge burn out and went to the track the next day and did 8+ passes on it with 10 miles on the damn thing.