Thank You for your support of Mcleod Racing. Before installing your new McLeod clutch or flywheel there are some steps we recommend you should take to ensure that you have a proper running clutch. The first thing is to make sure that the flywheel is resurfaced with a new clean drive surface with a course surface texture. We call out an 80 -120 grit surface finish. You should see a cross hatch in the flywheel that you could run a finger nail across and the texture would catch your finger nail. This will ensure a proper seating of the disc against the flywheel and also combat against clutch chatter or judder. Make sure that the drive surface of the flywheel is clean and dry of any Anti-Rust Inhibitor before installation. Brake Cleaner is your friend! (Note: Clutch Chatter is NOT Warrantable)

The second thing we recommend doing is having the flywheel and new clutch assembly balanced together as a complete assembly. This step is a good practice to ensure that there are no issues with vibrations at specific RPM and is the same practice you would use if you are installing new wheels and tires or a new rotating assembly in your engine. Anything that rotates at high speed should be balanced as an assembly. We recommend a professional machine shop that has knowledge on balancing rotating assemblies. McLeod Racing also offers an in house service to balance your assembly. Give our tech and sales team a call at 714-630-2764 x 351 and schedule a RMA Number before you send the unit to us.
All McLeod street performance clutches require a Break-In period of 1200 to 1500 clutch cycles of street type driving before driving at wide open throttle. This procedure is required to properly seat the disc with the pressure plate and flywheel. You can drive 750 miles on the highway and not depress the clutch pedal enough times to properly seat a clutch disc.

Do not run the vehicle on a chassis dyno prior to full Break-In procedure
(Will VOID Warranty)

Important: During performance driving, all traction control devices must be turned off or clutch slippage will occur!