I just put in a Mcleod RST clutch in my mustang and in the process of breaking it in.
I'm just curious to the theory of the whole 500 mile stop-and-go street driving break-in peroid. I've had several different clutches in the car and almost all of them said the same thing for the break-in.
I'm sure these companys have a reason for for saying this, but I'm trying to reason it for myself.
Here's what I've been thinking.
1. When you bed in a new set of brake pads and rotors you put them through heat cycles. Wouldn't it be the same for a clutch. Same principal, two opposing surfaces that react to heat and friction.
2. When you buy a new car (that has a new clutch in it) do they tell you to drive it for 500 miles to break in the clutch and other components? I wouldn't know cause I'm poor.
I guess I'm just thinking into this whole thing too much, but I would think that putting a new clutch through several good heat cycles would accomplish the same thing as the whole 500 miles.
I'm just curious to the theory of the whole 500 mile stop-and-go street driving break-in peroid. I've had several different clutches in the car and almost all of them said the same thing for the break-in.
I'm sure these companys have a reason for for saying this, but I'm trying to reason it for myself.
Here's what I've been thinking.
1. When you bed in a new set of brake pads and rotors you put them through heat cycles. Wouldn't it be the same for a clutch. Same principal, two opposing surfaces that react to heat and friction.
2. When you buy a new car (that has a new clutch in it) do they tell you to drive it for 500 miles to break in the clutch and other components? I wouldn't know cause I'm poor.
I guess I'm just thinking into this whole thing too much, but I would think that putting a new clutch through several good heat cycles would accomplish the same thing as the whole 500 miles.