Sb Stage 3 Clutch Wear In

[jbrown7815]

Shop told me to take it easy for 500 miles.

Is that enough?


Can I not boost? Or just avoid rough take offs, etc?

[HTA A4]

500 is a common mark for clutch wear in. No launches, try to avoid quick shifts, stuff like that. I.E. once you have the clutch engaged you can floor it if you want.

[TonyD]

500 miles is good. You can boost just try not to be in boost while shifting

[jbrown7815]

Thanks people!

And man this clutch feels way different that my stock did :D

Not rly hard [yet] but just smoother.

[MikTip]

I thought you were selling your car?

[jbrown7815]

I thought you were selling your car?

http://tucson.craigslist.org/car/779175230.html

Clutch went out shorty after.


I guess I should delete that.

How'd you find?

[Papachristou]

you need at least 500 city miles of stop and go, stay out of boost! highway miles dont do much for breaking the clutch in.... i know its tempting but you do have one feramic disc which takes longer to break in.... go find the biggest traffic jam and just stop and go

i had to wait 1000 miles! plus prior to that my clutch was slipping so i had to drive super easy and out of boost for over a month. so boring..

[mike-2ptzero]

Shop told me to take it easy for 500 miles.

Is that enough?


Can I not boost? Or just avoid rough take offs, etc?

Stock flywheel or LWFW?

[jbrown7815]

Stock flywheel or LWFW?

SPEC 16lb Steel LWFW

[mike-2ptzero]

SPEC 16lb Steel LWFW

Ok so you have a OFE disk.

Best way to break it in is by doing plenty of stop/go traffic driving or you can do very short WOT runs on the fwy at low rpm and low MPH in 5th gear. This will put high load on the clutch and allow you to have more time to react if the clutch does slip. You only need to do this for 2-3 seconds at a time. Doing normal fwy driving for 500-1000 miles isn't going to do anything since your not really using the clutch because it is already clamped down.

[jbrown7815]

So floor it in 5th while going pretty slow?


Everything feels good on it and I've only put 50 miles on it. Must...wait...for.....500 miles....


I wanna go on a "spirited" drive oh so badly XD

edit:


BTW sorry I didn't get it all thru you, the shop I was working with wanted to make some money I suppose...

[mike-2ptzero]

Yes you can do it that way. Thats exactly how I broke in my very first WOA clutch back in 2001, even did the break-in within 50 miles and then took it to the drag strip.


They most likely didn't make all that much on the clutch so its cool, it isn't like there is a big wholesale discount on SB clutch kits. What you did end up with is just a standard SB kit though.

[jbrown7815]

Yeah I know. Had I not already had check out to them [couldn't change] I would have gone with you.

[HTA A4]

So no WOT in first or second and so on?

[jbrown7815]

So no WOT in first or second and so on?

I have a little bit and no problems, but I try not to too much.


Did you get SPEC 16lb FW also? I have Stage 3 SB + Spec FW.


We have about the same setup


I just can't wait to wear mine in more...

[HTA A4]

I went Stage 4 and 9lbs. FW

[jbrown7815]

Oh wow, nice. I heard 9lbs would be WAYYY too light. Mine at 16lbs has some chatter. How is that? :eek:

[HTA A4]

Haha! Not bad at all actually! Some vibrations upon engagement with the clutch but that's it. I wouldn't have done it any other way!

[doublezero30]

so just one question...how exactly do you know its broken in? like how did you know it was broken in after 50 miles? im putting in my stage 4 ofe ss wednesday but dont know anything about breaking it in. im planning on doing the 5th gear thing btw.

[mike-2ptzero]

so just one question...how exactly do you know its broken in? like how did you know it was broken in after 50 miles? im putting in my stage 4 ofe ss wednesday but dont know anything about breaking it in. im planning on doing the 5th gear thing btw.

It will slip at first during break-in, you will know it is broken in when it no longer slips under high load.

[jbrown7815]

I mean I've only taken mine 50 or so miles, and I haven't felt any slipping at all. I'm kinda scared to get on it too much, though. Can not afford another clutch/install :P