Breaking in a clutch

[Zap]

With a brand new HD PP/Fibertuff 9-puck/Ceramic TOB I am almost finally ready to start driving the '95 around on a normal basis. What I need to know, is what is recommended for break in of the clutch. Since I'm in Cincinnati for school the area I am located in is very hilly. Is that a bad place to be for breaking in a new clutch? I don't want to cause damage to this clutch because the '94 is having problems with only 10k on its identical setup, and it was broken in properly, and in the same area. Any thoughts? I am planning on taking the '95 between at least 500-1000 gentle, non-highway miles before I would even consider letting loose on the new clutch. I generally double clutch and downshift while driving. Would this cause excess wear? I don't dump the clutch, do burnouts, or anything which would cause extreme wear.

Any advice is appreciated. Hopefully I can get my Front 60k done so I can drive the car without oil burning off the cat (and begin to fall in love with it again... having two SHOs without being able to really drive them like SHOs sucks!!)

 

[Bizzy]

I think you have it covered. You should go about 1000 of "normal" driving in my opninion, that's what I did with mine. Double clutching is good, though it's not an aboslute must. Just drive as you normally would and all will be well.

What issues are you having with the other car with the same clutch kit?

 

[Yamaha V6]

FYI, the Kevlar-faced clutches have a big "NOTE: 500 miles minimum break-in period" on them, where the carbon-based clutches don't typically. If you have any questions about a propduct, such as break-in period, it's usually a good idea to contact the manufacturer or distributor. A) they'll know best usually, and B) you've got yourself covered in the case of a bad clutch.

 

[Zap]

The '94 is having slipping problems, which have gotten worse lately. We are going to have it looked at soon(I wish I could just do it, but I don't have the time). I have sent an email to Brad @ SHOFast to see if this is something he does.

What bothers me is that it was excellent, awesome, fun, and grabby as it could be for ~9k and then all of a sudden it had the slipping problem. I would really like for it to be a pedal or cable issue, since that would mean there wasn't anyone really at fault and it would be a lot easier to fix. The problem is that I tried checking the pedal mechanism and it appeared to be working, so I don't think it's at fault, but I'm not totally sure. I would have pulled the starter to check the disc and plate for signs of abuse (per Josh @ SHONut), but I have no tools with me down here and this is currently the only car we have to use to get around.