Just replaced my clutch and want to know - is there a break-in period or can I just get in and go? Thanks.

 

YEs Warpspeed...break it in gently and don't downshift....put at least 600 miles on it before you play.

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It takes 200 - 400 miles of street driving (a lot of shifts) to wear the top surface of the friction disk and deposit a layer of friction material on a fresh flywheel and pressure plate surface. That is what the break-in is all about, and avoiding high RPM shifts and WOT during the period insures this is done gradually.

That said, there are plenty of clutch replacements that only get a few dozen engagements for break-in and still do just fine. I would try to take in easy for the first hundred miles at least.