new clutch slip
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From: windsor, ontario
Car: 87 mustang gt 89 camaro
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new clutch slip
hey i just installed a new ram flywheel and clutch 2 days ago...well being the idiot i am i didnt take it easy for the first 500 to 1000 miles... today i tried to do a burnout from 2nd gear and the clutch slipped...do u think i will still have a chance of having a good clutch if i take it easy like i was supposed to do? thanks
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From: Elkton MD, USA
Car: 1985 Camaro Z28, VIN F
Engine: 427 sbc, HSR
Transmission: T-56, self rebuilt 700+ hp
Axle/Gears: Moser 12bolt, 3.42 trutrac
Re: new clutch slip
Anything's possible. You need to break in clutches the same way/reason you break in brake pads. You want to slowly transfer some of the pad material to the metal friction surface, so during the lifetime most of the friction is mostly material-to-material, not material to metal. The metal's temperature is also slowly raised/lowered, and not spiked, which can change it's crystalline structure.
Break it in easy (stop and go street driving), no downshifts, no WOT, etc. for 500mi, and keep your fingers crossed.
Break it in easy (stop and go street driving), no downshifts, no WOT, etc. for 500mi, and keep your fingers crossed.
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