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How long is the clutch break-in period? Any other considerations besides no hard launches?

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Old 04-01-2002, 08:43 AM
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How long is the clutch break-in period? Any other considerations besides no hard launches?
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Default I'd say ~300mi...
actually, you want as many CITY DRIVING miles as possible (stop-and-go)

at least, that's what I tried to do when I put in my new clutch bits

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I've heard about 500 city from some other clutch manufacturers.
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Default could be... the more the better :-)
then again, I never really launch hard...
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