clutch break in question.
94 civic hatch. jdm d16a. si tranny.
i'm about to put in a new clutch for my sohc and have some question about breaking in. i search and it said to drive street for about 500miles and freeway miles dont count. well if i take it easy and dotn go beyound 3500k can i still drive on the free way or during break in period i must try to avoid freeway all together? becuase i use freeway to go to work and was wondering is it safe to drive it easy on freeway with a clutch being broken in. thanks. |
Re: clutch break in question. (lv6l)
just take it easy on the freeway and do any city driving you can
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i know freeway milage dotn count. but my question was is it safe to drive freeway during break in period. or do it must drive ALL street until i broke it in.
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Re: (lv6l)
it should be safe, the clutch just isn't used as much. So since you do mostly freeway i'd put more miles on it before banging gears
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Re: (lv6l)
hahaha..... you could drive on the freeway that has nothing to do with anything. Its just driving. What you think is going to happen the clutch blows up?
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well its not a good brand. so i dont trust it much. i was broke and couldn't afford a good one. so afraid at high speed the clutch might slip cuz when i cruise at 80mph my rpm is at 4k...
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Re: (lv6l)
All that torque you've got will roast your clutch in no time.
Driving on the hwy is fine. It doesn't count, because the clutch is constatnly engaged = No slipping. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emdgust.gif |
i seee. well thanks for all the infos guys.
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means by "hw driving doesn't count" is that it doesn't count towars ur 500 miles, it's fine to drive in the highway, no problems there, but they're saying if u put 500 miles on the highway, how many times do u shift? It can't be attributed to shifting of everyday driving...it's a lot less
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just dont do any burnouts are clutch dumps until you have put a few hundred shifts on it and it will be good to go. a stock replacement clutch doesnt use friction material w/ a high coeficient so they break in pretty quickly. the best thing to do is drive normally, let it sit for a couple hours or so, and repeat. making sure the clutch doesnt overheat in the break in process is key to longevity.
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Re: clutch break in question. (lv6l)
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