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Hi... Im a new driver and i drive standard (Autos suck IMO) and when i come to a stop light i put the car in neutral while my friend just leaves the clutch in... i was told that leaving the clutch in was bad (riding the clutch) so is it ok to leave the clutch all the way in or does that just create uneccesary wear on the clutch... Thanks for your help.

 
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first of all...auto's dont suck
second, there is no point to keeping the clutch pushed in when yur stopped. yeah just put it in neutral, its easier on you and easier on yur clutch

 
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Ok thanks...

Auto's dont necessarily suck... I just like the more control you have over your vehicle with standard and Standard is a bit more fun... when you live in a small city, i think i would wont auto if i lived in Van and had to deal with the Traffic.

 
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yeah, both manual and auto have good sides and bad sides to them

 
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I ride my clutch alot.. keep the clutch pedal depressed.. usually cause I'm stopped at an incline..then I just keep using the clutch to keep from rolling back..it's not bad for the clutch but after time it could weaken your clutch spring....but I'm replacing my clutch soon as an ftermarket one comes out for the Lx/Dx's..

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Mohawk

 
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a technical response:

do not ride your clutch. I repeat, do not drive with your foot resting on the clutch. You will wear out your throwout bearing. On hills you should use the break, keeping the clutch feathered causes premature wear on both the clutch disc and the throwout bearing. I cannot stress this enough, i have seen many throwout bearings prematurly fail due to new drivers resting their foot on the pedal.

 
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my clutch is hamburger meat... i was doing huge burnouts today...LOL[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

 
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Ok, i think some of you may be misinformed. Although I drive an auto (tried to get a manual but parents wouldn't let me cause my mom is driving my car during my first year of college.....), I know alot about driving a stick. "Riding the clutch" is NOT holding the clutch all the way in. Anytime that the clutch is FULLY engaged or disengaged, you are NOT hurting anything (unless you believe that you will wear out some part of the pedal itself, which won't happen for MANY MANY years/miles). You are considered "riding the clutch" anytime your clutch pedal is anywhere IN BETWEEN all the way out and all the way to the floor. So yes, riding the clutch is bad, but necessary when you are starting from a dead stop for example. Keep it to a minimum and you'll be fine. Holding it in all the way at a stop light, however, is perfectly fine, because the transmission is FULLY disengaged from the engine.
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actually spaceman you are placing more stress on the spring, which isnt all that bad, but using the clutch to stop you from rolling down a hill while stopped is bad. Not so much for the disc, but for the throwout bearing.

 
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ya, that is bad because using the clutch to stop you from rolling down the hill involves holding the clutch pedal somewhere in between all the way out and all the way to the floor. that'll wreak havok (sp?) on your clutch itself, grinding teeth and such. but i really wouldn't worry too much about the spring unless you plan on taking your car past 250,000 mi or so. My dad's got a 1992 Dodge Stealth (twin turbo of course :-P), and it's got the stock clutch in it with over 150,000 mi. He's never taken it in for ANYTHING other than what it says to replace in the manual.

 
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grinding teeth?? Clutches dont have "teeth" unless your referring to what the throwout bearing rides against?

I've installed more clutches then I care to remember, on all sorts of vehicles. Your comment having the clutch all the way in (disengaged) not hurting anything is only true at a stop. If you are rolling down a hill for instance, and you leave the clutch pedal depressed and the transmission in gear, your clutch disc is still spinning, and your throwout bearing is still engaged.

The main thing to worry about in this whole post is not the disc. Or the springs. Its the throwout bearing. If you drive resting your foot on the clutch pedal, your probably slightly engaging the throwout bearing and causing premature wear. If you roll down a hill with the transmission in gear and the clutch in, you're wearing out your throwout bearing. If you are on a hill at a stop, and your feathering your clutch over and over to keep yourself from rolling down, your hurting both your disc and your throwout bearing. Period.

 
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<< grinding teeth?? Clutches dont have "teeth" unless your referring to what the throwout bearing rides against?

I've installed more clutches then I care to remember, on all sorts of vehicles. Your comment having the clutch all the way in (disengaged) not hurting anything is only true at a stop. If you are rolling down a hill for instance, and you leave the clutch pedal depressed and the transmission in gear, your clutch disc is still spinning, and your throwout bearing is still engaged.

The main thing to worry about in this whole post is not the disc. Or the springs. Its the throwout bearing. If you drive resting your foot on the clutch pedal, your probably slightly engaging the throwout bearing and causing premature wear. If you roll down a hill with the transmission in gear and the clutch in, you're wearing out your throwout bearing. If you are on a hill at a stop, and your feathering your clutch over and over to keep yourself from rolling down, your hurting both your disc and your throwout bearing. Period. >>



ill have to start taking the car out of gear when im coasting with the clutch in.