rebel5422

i finally coughed up the money for a ceramic button clutch and was wondering what the break in period was on these things it came with a new flywheel as well the truck its going on is in my sig i dont really tow anymore maybe just a 16 footer with the arctic cats on back and thats about it so how many miles b4 i can really get back to driving like i stole it lol

dodgetrucker75

i have never really heard of a break in period for them, but good luck with that clutch, i cant wait untill i melt mine, so i can swap it out with something a little less grabby, they are miserable for driving around town, or trying to get a good launch from a stop, but they do hold alot of power...

kennyblatz

i was pretty sure my 13" ceramic was just take it easy for about 500miles let it get settled in then you can start working it.
hey dodgetrucker75 are you driving it easy, i know some of the clutches just get glazed up after extended periods of driving normal and get really grabby. a good smooth 3rd gear start seems to clear up mine pretty good when it gets grabby.

Alwaysworking

i was told 150 miles then if it slips punching it in 5th let off and punch it again.
i have a luk cluch full ceramic

rebel5422

so whats the deal the ceramics dont launch or does it just grab and lug the motor to far down does it launch well in third

98.5Hotrod

Was told by South Bend 200 miles of city driving to break clutch in.

rebel5422

ok got it in today seemed like everything fought me the whole time
when u say grabby do u mean the kinda shudder jerking when u take off from second at a lower idel and just courious why do they say towing not recomended for this/these style clutches or just no livestock towing
thanks guys

aroque137

Well, if you really want to know, my syage III heavy duty clutch from clutch city took about 6000 miles to fully break with out shudder. Some of the clutched are very aggresive and upgrade to you suspension is advised.

Dglass89

why did it take you 600 miles to break it in? iv never heard of that even with the sountbend 4200 iron giant, mclouds, haisly i have never heard of a 6000 mile break in period

dodgetrucker75

i have had mine in for about 10,000mi now, and it has never changed from the day i put it in, but i have never tried that third great thing, but just trying to take off in second gear, its so jerky i feel like the drive shaft going to find its way out, and backing up with these things is the worst of all, especially with a trailer

navalseabee

i bought a rhino pac ceramic button and put it in mine.....still haven't got to try it out haveing technical problems...all clutch pedal is lost.

rebel5422

ive got about 75 miles so far, it sat for a whole week till i could get some new rubber and an inspection, but some shudders are worse than others i have noticed if u give it slight rpms then it doesnt shudder as bad. reverse is fine so far, but i have not had a trailer on or backed under one.
just curious but if u punch it in 5th and it slips and u let off and punch it again wont it slip again? and if not Y? and i thought if u slipped one once u might as well replace it cause u will slip it again, and more frequently and with greater ease.

aroque137

Once a clutch breaks in it shouldn't slip in 5th gear; if it does either you have too much power or something when wrong with the installation, maybe the flywheel wasn't resurfaced. as far as my 6000. mile break in period, i had to launch on 1st for about 4 months before I was able to take off on 2nd without violent shudder. It also take a little of re-learning how to handle some of these aggressive clutches, also they're pretty noisy at idle.

rebel5422

mine came with a new fly wheel i havnt slipped in any gear but i havnt tried. its rated at 600hp and i dont think my truck has but maybe half that, maybe 350 or so i changed it out cause i could lite the stock one up in a hurry a buddy of mine put in an oem replacement when he took it to california and even with 1500 easy miles on it the first time i laid into it it felt like it was slippin just as bad as the previous clutch.
i went with the ceramic for hopefully long life and for future power i want in my truck