That is not riding the clutch right? As long as the pedal is pushed all the way down and your coasting, there is no clutch damage? Except for the throw out bearing?
If you have the clutch pedal pushed all the way down
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HardcoreRobot
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riding the clutch is when you are driving when you dont need to shift by resting your foot on the cluctch pedal with enough pressure to just barely casue wear from being partially depressed..
that is why alot of stick shift cars have a dummy pedal to the left of the clutch to rest your foot on
that is why alot of stick shift cars have a dummy pedal to the left of the clutch to rest your foot on
That's true but why would you want to do that? Your car is made to be in gear and probably should be unless you're stopped or almost stopped.
Well if your slowing down but want to stay in gear, just say 1st because you know traffic ahead of you is about to start again.
Riding the clutch is where you leave the car in gear and partically depress the clutch so that the slippage keeps the car from drifting backwards. The correct way to sit on a hill at a stoplight is to leave it in neutral, foot OFF the clutch, and ON the BRAKE.
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In other countries at stops, there is a yellow light that comes on when the red light is about to turn green, to alert drivers to shift back into first. Here in America there is no such light. I like to keep it in first at stop lights to avoid delays to drivers behind me.
There is a yellow warning light - it's just on the perpendicular roadway.
Look at the other set of lights. When they turn yellow, then shift into first. Presto, ready to go.- M4H
Another no-no is to rest your hand on the stick shift knob when driving around. Any slight pressure adds force to the gears in the gearbox and over time can cause wear. DO NOT TOUCH THE CLUTCH OR THE SHIFTKNOB UNLESS YOU ARE SHIFTING!!!!!!!!!!
You cannot always see that light, especially in the daytime. Also if your a few cars behind it is even harder to see that light.
I think they did not want us to see that side light, because if you notice, there are barriers on the sides of trafic lights to prevent people from seeing when they are turning yellow.
I think they did not want us to see that side light, because if you notice, there are barriers on the sides of trafic lights to prevent people from seeing when they are turning yellow.
Isnt it possible for the clutch pedal to be so far out of adjustment so as to still be partially engaged even when fully depressed?
The only time that getting off the line in a rush is going to matter is if you're (1) stoplight-challenging someone or (2) in the first few cars and can therefore see it. Any further than 3 cars back, and you've got to wait for the Soccermom, the Riceboy, and the Self-Important Cell Phone Jackass to wake up and drive first, giving you plenty of time to row gears.
And if you can't see the other stoplights ... perhaps you need your vision checked.
- M4H
I often push the clutch in and coast for a bit before braking, or even when I'm braking but not slowing down enough to change gears. It just seems smoother to me, especially when getting back on the gas after braking. I've never had any clutch problem in the 7 years I've been driving it, so I guess it must be OK
Riding the clutch = slipping the clutch = not good for the clutch
What you're doing is fine and won't harm the clutch/release bearing enough to affect its functionality.
If you can't see the yellow on the opposite street, look for pedestrian don't walk lights.
What you're doing is fine and won't harm the clutch/release bearing enough to affect its functionality.
If you can't see the yellow on the opposite street, look for pedestrian don't walk lights.
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The only time that getting off the line in a rush is going to matter is if you're (1) stoplight-challenging someone or (2) in the first few cars and can therefore see it. Any further than 3 cars back, and you've got to wait for the Soccermom, the Riceboy, and the Self-Important Cell Phone Jackass to wake up and drive first, giving you plenty of time to row gears.
And if you can't see the other stoplights ... perhaps you need your vision checked.
- M4H
Some lights here are angled to where there is no way you can see what the other lights are at, I think they are like that to prevent people from coasting to a red light.
One more thing, the green light here changes so fast to yellow that I have to keep it in first and launch right away or the light will be red before I can make it across.
Originally posted by: trilks
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Nope, if there is like the slightest delay I will not make it through before it turns red. I wish my canon a60 did not have a e18 error or I would record this light.
I think the barriers are there to make the lights easier to be seen in daylight. If the color covers are exposed to the sunlight, it's really difficult to tell which one is lighted up by the sunlight and which one is lighted up by the bulb.
At one intersection here in Mpls there is actually a timer that counts down next to the walk/don't walk signal. It counts down to when the light will turn yellow. I don't know if they are just testing it or what, because its a kind of an odd intersection, but I think its a pretty good idea. Lets you know how much time is left on the green light, so you can know how much you have to speed up to make it
"riding" the clutch would be partially depressing the clutch when you do not need to be shifting gears.
WTF dude...then what is the pOint?!
It is all about the angle your body makes with the knob my friend,,,
Demon-Xanth
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm
Holding your foot on the clutch wears on the throwout bearing, but not really on the clutch disk itself. (there's likely to be some, but not signifigant)
Holding your foot on the clutch wears on the throwout bearing, but not really on the clutch disk itself. (there's likely to be some, but not signifigant)
i had assumed it just meant the clutch was engaged while the car was coasting (either fully or partially depressed). this is good to know.
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