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Old 11-27-06 | 07:10 PM
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#1 reason to break in your clutch properly



only 50 miles on it.....and i didnt didnt abuse the clutch at all...my dad just happen to take it over 6500 for a little bit and then it wouldent shift to 3rd then every time we took off it made a grinding noise
Old 11-27-06 | 07:16 PM
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oooooo yeah


I broke mine in the best I could. But being 17 and all, it's NOT a good time to be breaking in an engine/ clutch package. I did 3k rpm limit for 600mi., and 4k limit for another 400mi. I think everything is working ok. Although I don't seem to get much acceleration past 4k rpm in 1st gear. Is my clutch slipping or something? not to steal the thread anything, just want to tack that on there

~b.k.
Old 11-27-06 | 07:24 PM
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that sucks man. time to give your dad hell for that, haha.
Old 11-27-06 | 07:25 PM
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Since I see no evidence of glazing on the friction surface, I would say the disc was faulty from the beginning. I would take it back to the seller and request a refund.
Old 11-27-06 | 07:34 PM
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yes we already called, my dads friend owns the napa so he ordered another one itll be in wednesday WHOOT WHOOT kinda sucks it happened tho
Old 11-27-06 | 08:20 PM
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That's not from over-revving. It's just a defective clutch. I have never followed a break in period on a clutch. The only real time you will have problems is on take off. After that shifting inbetween gears is not as determental.
Old 11-27-06 | 08:45 PM
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what kind was it?
Old 11-27-06 | 08:46 PM
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some napa clutch
Old 11-27-06 | 09:19 PM
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I didn't know one is supposed to break in a clutch.
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I didn't know one is supposed to break in a clutch.
Some of them believe that because it is a friction material that it has a break in period like bedding brakes in to bond to the rotors. Different completly.

Brakes need to be bedded in to cause the proper adhesion to the rotors to prevent the glazing of rotors and the god awful squeak.
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Of course you do. Put a new organic clutch in, go do a few clutch dumps off the line and see what happens. The disc gets glazed and the pp and flywheel get burnt spots. Even my high dollar ceramic clutch had a 500 mile stop and go traffic break in period.

The only discs that don't require a break in are the brass button ones. They need to be broken in hard for them to seat to the pp and flywheel. Not sure on some of the racing multi-disc clutches, but then those are out of most our budgets.
Old 11-27-06 | 09:39 PM
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Looks like one of those south african clutches to me. I have one in my FC. LOL
Old 11-27-06 | 09:51 PM
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I guess my break-in process is different. I just use common sense. I don't rev it up and dump the clutch at anytime ever. It's not a drag car and no need to use a clutch that way,lol.
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Napa **** Sucks! Junk It! Omfg Mang@!
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Originally Posted by Kory_yahi
Napa **** Sucks! Junk It! Omfg Mang@!
How would you know what parts are quality? You havn't held on to a 7 long enough to wear out a part.
Old 11-27-06 | 11:24 PM
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lol ^^^^^^
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Originally Posted by rx7doctor
That's not from over-revving. It's just a defective clutch. I have never followed a break in period on a clutch. The only real time you will have problems is on take off. After that shifting inbetween gears is not as determental.

Old 11-28-06 | 12:51 AM
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http://www.dialaclutch.com/ great prices for an OEM LUK clutch.
Old 11-28-06 | 03:35 PM
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im gettin a free replacment it should be in tomorrow
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^ What brand is it?
Old 11-28-06 | 03:50 PM
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perfection clutch....is what it says on the box
Old 11-28-06 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 83rx7boy92
perfection clutch....is what it says on the box
Someone must have erased the first 2 letters..IN
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Thats Napa's new clutch line. Usually it's OEM in the box.
Old 11-28-06 | 04:14 PM
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oh lol i ddont know....at least im getting a free replacement
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"my dad just happen to take it over 6500 for a little bit and then it wouldent shift to 3rd then every time we took off it made a grinding noise"

At least that's all your dad did to it. I had mine for a week and first time I let him drive it he toasted the motor. Separated the housings just below the exhaust port. At least I got to swap the stock 12a for a streetport 13b at a fraction of the cost.


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