ACT suggests 500 miles for break in of the clutch. Every morning I sit in stop and go traffic for about 15 minutes probably clutching at least 10 times during this. Should i still go for 500 miles or can I shorten it to like 300 or 400? Thanks Alot

 

i did five just to make sure its seated nice.

 

I am going to wait 750 miles when I seat my Exedy clutch/ Fidanza flywheel. Though, I've been known to take too much precaution with my cars.

 

alright i will do that to, its just so hard not getting on it. should i gradually drive it harder or just drive it easy the whole 500(by driving it harder i dont mean power shifts or high launches, just slightly higher RPM shifts?)

 

**** ill wait like 50 miles with my 6 puck ^_^

 

What would happen if one didn't go easy on a new clutch? I mean what can possibly happen, they the disk is sandwitched between the PP and the Fly, I can't imagine what the break in is for.

Can u enlighten me?

 

ACT says the break in is to seat the clutch properly and ensure maximum life of the clutch. Ive read some horror stories on HT about people not breaking in their clutches and they only last liek 1000 miles

 

the reason for the break in is because its metal on metal contact. you could create too much heat too fast and it will end up slicking it so to say. taking it easy for 500 miles is to ensure that the surfaces mat up properly.

ACT says 500 miles, if they wanted to sell more clutches for the sake of replacement they would say no break in needed. i think they have enough R&D into it to know whats needed.

 

i would like to get a ACT clutch/Fly...but i dont know what would be to harsh, i'm used to stages and ACT doesnt use stages, you know what could relate to maybe a stage 2 or 3?

 

i broke my clutch in 500 miles, lol now i grab second and third all day long, should i still be pretty easy on it for a little bit or now that i baby'd it at 3 and 4 rpms for 500 miles it should be pretty much ready to go?

 

is it ok to rev-match while slowing down while breaking in a clutch? or is it better to just push the clutch in and let it idle till you need to go again?

i just got my engine done and i was curious about this... i know i should take it easy but i was wondering about downshifting and revmatching and whatnot

 

I think i read before that it is ok to downshift as long as your not going over 4 or 5k RPM. is this true?

 

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I dont even know why people say clutches come in stages. Its like people are playing a video game saying "yeah i have a stage 2 clutch"
You either have a 1 of the 3 different types of street discs for ACT or a 6puck or a 4puck race disc. No stages. Plus there a a couple different pressure plates that people have to offer. One for street use daily driving, street and race use and pure race. Its all on advancedclutch.com

Youll see that there isnt any "stages". Im not trying to be rude here, im just trying to get my point across.

 

Other companys use stages for who knows why. They either have a street disc or a puck disc....Weird

 

you can beat on the engine as hard as you want when breaking in the clutch, just dont shift hard, and dont slip the clutch too much. That is the key to a proper break in.

So essentially, don't do any launches, or hard slips, and take it easy when you shift, don't try to chirps sencond after every stop light,

But once the clutch is fully engaged, it wouldnt care if you floored it to redline, or cruise at 3k.

 

"Do ACT clutches require a break in period?

For organic street discs "00 and SS" we recommend breaking in the clutch for 200-300 miles with mild engagement such as stop and go city driving prior to racing or spirited driving. ACT race discs usually only require a few hard slips to lap in the surfaces prior to normal driving or racing. Do not overheat the clutch during the break in period. "

I think most people just say 500 to average out with the highway miles and the city miles.

 

i think you're right, organic discs don't require 500 miles. Kevlar discs do though. I didn't break in my Exedy sport disc, not even a second. I've dropped the trans at 10,000 miles and it looks brand new