Clutch - do you keep it in at stoplights?
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Clutch - do you keep it in at stoplights?
I have never had a clutch problem with any car except spinning my clutch with my S2000 (trying to do a burnout on a concrete bridge...duh)...
But.. I always put my car in neutral at stop lights.... is it possible that people are accelerating the wear of their clutch by engaging it at redlights?? i rode with a guy and he sat there for 2-3 minutes at a redlight with his foot on the clutch.... big left leg?
I don't purposely try to break things, but I have no problem getting 13.4's in the Qtr with my stock Evo, and I still have no clutch problems....
But.. I always put my car in neutral at stop lights.... is it possible that people are accelerating the wear of their clutch by engaging it at redlights?? i rode with a guy and he sat there for 2-3 minutes at a redlight with his foot on the clutch.... big left leg?
I don't purposely try to break things, but I have no problem getting 13.4's in the Qtr with my stock Evo, and I still have no clutch problems....
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The only time I sit with my foot on the clutch is in traffic that's moving. Sometimes I'll be stuck for a while and forget I'm on the clutch, but it's never 2-3 minutes like that person you mentioned. I guess it's possible it's causing some premature wear, but the Evo's clutch problems seem to be bigger than that.
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No, mine is ALWAYS in gear.. only time the clutch is in is when changing gears or stopping.
I never coast in neutral. BTW that is against the law in most states i believe. i know putting an auto in park is.
-Zach
I never coast in neutral. BTW that is against the law in most states i believe. i know putting an auto in park is.
-Zach
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I thought wear and tear came from shifting. So if your foot is all the way down on the clutch at a light are you really wearing anything out until you start to put the car back in gear. I won’t leave my car in gear for that long anyway but I don’t bother taking out of gear at every light.
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Originally posted by zyounker
BTW that is against the law in most states i believe. i know putting an auto in park is.
-Zach
BTW that is against the law in most states i believe. i know putting an auto in park is.
-Zach
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Originally posted by PuertoRoc
I thought wear and tear came from shifting. So if your foot is all the way down on the clutch at a light are you really wearing anything out until you start to put the car back in gear. I won’t leave my car in gear for that long anyway but I don’t bother taking out of gear at every light.
I thought wear and tear came from shifting. So if your foot is all the way down on the clutch at a light are you really wearing anything out until you start to put the car back in gear. I won’t leave my car in gear for that long anyway but I don’t bother taking out of gear at every light.
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Yes, riding the clutch is going to wear it out more quickly.
Double clutching has nothing to do with this though. That's got to do with synchros. (Wear and lack of synchros altogether in older cars.)
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm
(See the animation on page 2 for what you're doing to your clutch if you stand on it constantly.)
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Double clutching has nothing to do with this though. That's got to do with synchros. (Wear and lack of synchros altogether in older cars.)
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm
(See the animation on page 2 for what you're doing to your clutch if you stand on it constantly.)
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Originally posted by zyounker
I never coast in neutral. BTW that is against the law in most states i believe. i know putting an auto in park is.
-Zach
I never coast in neutral. BTW that is against the law in most states i believe. i know putting an auto in park is.
-Zach
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