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11-16-2006, 09:55 PM
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Clutch Break In Period
I just had the SLP clutch, pressure plate and flywheel packaged installed and i LOVE IT!!!
i was wondering if anyone knew what the normal break in time was for a new clutch. the new rotors and break pads i installed a couple weeks ago have a 250-500 mile "bedding" period. I was wondering if new clutch "packages" have the same?
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11-16-2006, 09:59 PM
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Most I have heard about call for 500 miles of easy driving. Check with the manufacturer to be sure.....
- Justin
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11-17-2006, 07:56 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NightRydaSS
I just had the SLP clutch, pressure plate and flywheel packaged installed and i LOVE IT!!!
i was wondering if anyone knew what the normal break in time was for a new clutch. the new rotors and break pads i installed a couple weeks ago have a 250-500 mile "bedding" period. I was wondering if new clutch "packages" have the same?
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My take on it is this: It's all about heat cycling. Like when you burnish brake pads, or ring and pinion gears. I'd imagine that you would have problems in two situations-
1.) If you don't drive the car hard enough to get it warm
2.) You drive the car too hard and you get it too hot.
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11-17-2006, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
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after my clutch install i took it easy till the end of the street...
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11-17-2006, 04:45 PM
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yea...to the end of the street...that is what i wanted to hear! lol. is there a "default" mileage?
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11-17-2006, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
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using my method the clutch still grabs like a champ w/ 4800rpm launches
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11-19-2006, 11:45 AM
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Location: Hamilton Twp, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NightRydaSS
I just had the SLP clutch, pressure plate and flywheel packaged installed and i LOVE IT!!!
i was wondering if anyone knew what the normal break in time was for a new clutch. the new rotors and break pads i installed a couple weeks ago have a 250-500 mile "bedding" period. I was wondering if new clutch "packages" have the same?
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Depends on the manufacturer, SPEC (I know lots of people don't like them) clearly says in their destructions 400-600 miles, not highway miles though. Their website says tech dept said 600-800 miles....given the problems some people have with SPEC clutches I took the high side and put 800 miles of around-town type driving on the clutch before doing any type of aggressive driving....and no problems to report after 2 autoX events, 4 trips to atco, and numerous blasts on the street....
I'd say 500 is a good number....
Chris
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11-19-2006, 02:33 PM
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i did 300 city miles, and i now have 6000 miles on my spec and so far so good
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01-15-2007, 03:26 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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specs FTL! im gonna get a pic of it up here soon...
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
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01-24-2007, 11:29 AM
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i got a spec clutch and i put it in drove it to the end of the block did a nice burn out and then went to etown still works fine
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01-27-2007, 12:18 PM
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i got the centerforce in the night before pontiac day 2 years ago..put less than 50 miles on it driving to the track then made 11 passes..no problems as of yet about 100 runs later...
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01-28-2007, 07:39 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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01-28-2007, 09:07 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
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I never got to break my spec clutch in ... it was defective and did this just pulling it out of the garage.....
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