Best way to break in new clutch?

[Eric Phillips]

Warm up the motor.

Engage the hand-brake.

Rev the car to red-line,

Sloooooooowly let out the clutch, until the car starts to move,

Push in the clutch pedal again, run motor to red-line.

Repeat until the smell is unbearable.

Or, don't do any of that and drive the car as you normally would.

<BG>

Eric

On 19 Jan 1999, SUlClDE wrote:

> Whats the best way to break in a new clutch?
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[SUlClDE]

[Dolimite79]

> Whats the best way to break in a new clutch?

500 mi of "Granny driving" is recomended.Before racing,Try not to "push it" to
go in high gear (low rpm and floor it) Just take it easy for about 500 mi.
When I was breaking in my 3 puck It slipped a couple times on the highway in
5th,So iI was getting nervous but after the break in it was fine (good enough
for 2.1 60ft's w/o Quaife)

[Nick Markou]

On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 18:33:32 -0800, Eric Phillips
<phil...@ucs.orst.edu> wrote:

>Warm up the motor.
>
>Engage the hand-brake.
>
>Rev the car to red-line,
>
>Sloooooooowly let out the clutch, until the car starts to move,
>
>Push in the clutch pedal again, run motor to red-line.
>
>Repeat until the smell is unbearable.
>
>Or, don't do any of that and drive the car as you normally would.

Then again, if your handbrake doesn't work and you want to amaze your
friends at the same time, find an uphill slope...bring your friends to
watch. Using only the cltuch & gas pedal, slip the clutch and goose
the gas enough to keep the car from rolling back...hold it there for
about 1/2 hour....remember brakes aren't allowed.

Nick Markou

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>Eric
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>
>On 19 Jan 1999, SUlClDE wrote:
>

[_G_]

Depress clutch.

Redline engine.

Put into 5th gear.

Release clutch slowly until you reach normal operating speed.

After a few times of doing this, your clutch should be "seasoned" enough to
use everyday!!!

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