[Vwdiesel] Clutch talk --- (mostly Old Rabbits).

[Roger Brown]

Dan Sloan wrote:
> 
> Hmmm according to that read:
> 
> "CENTERFORCE RECOMMENDS 450-500 MILES OF IN TOWN STOP AND GO TYPE OF EASY
> DRIVING BEFORE APPLYING FULL POWER. IF YOUR DRIVING CONSISTS OF MAINLY
> HIGHWAY TYPE USE, THE BREAK IN PERIOD SHOULD BE LONGER THAN THE 450-500
> MILES. IF THE BREAK IN PERIOD IS NOT PROPERLY FOLLOWED, CLUTCH LIFE AND
> PERFORMANCE CAN BE SACRIFICED."
> 
> I'm supposed to baby it for my first couple of days of driving...If that's
> the case, I take it that I should not rering my rabbit and fix the clutch at
> the same time?  (Assuming I follow the previous thread and drive it hard to
> properly seat the rings....)

I think the main this CF is stating is to avoid towing or heavy slipping loads (i.e. no drag racing) on the clutch for a while. 
Once the clutch is engaged, you can rev the engine and what not.  

--
   Roger