Is it ok to "ride" the clutch?

imported_Lucifer

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Ok, so here is the story.

My brothers car is currently not running. My Honda is a 5spd manual. Since my brothers car would not turn on, my dad used the honda to push my bro's into the garage. The entire time, my dad is revving the honda's engine, and in the process not letting go of the clutch fully. After we got the car in the garage, we smelled a burning smell. My dad said "What is that smell?" I told him its because he was revving the engine and not having the clutch fully depressed. He said "What is wrong with you?" I told him that its true. YOu aren't supposed to do that for a long period of time. He told me "Ive been driving for years blah blah i know what i am talking about blah blah." We began arguing to the point to where he began yelling at me. LOL. He then said he can take any car and do the same and drive it for an hour straight and the clutch would not burn up. I told him to do it. And he began yelling some more.

Worst thing to get pissed about.

ANyways, who is in the wrong here, me or my dad?
 

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Lifer
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You are wrong for letting your dad use your car to push another car. :p
 

Sukhoi

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You are correct. Slip plates work through friction, and there is only so much material to wear off.
 

giantpinkbunnyhead

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agreed... your daddy is a sore loser! There's this little thing called... what was it? Um, FRICTION. You are right, no question about that.
 

imported_Lucifer

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Thanks guys. Even though I may not be as experienced since I am young, but this is something I should know, especially since I learned to drive on manual.

Unfortunatly, my dad will never listen.
 

Tyrant222

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ahah yeah my dads the same way, dont tell him the truth, just agree that he is right.

avoids a big argument. I call it old people truth. old people truth is always right.
 

skyking

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If you could smell it, it was at least 30 or 40K worth of normal driving wear. Oh well, sounds like it needed to be done.
 

IGBT

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..ridding the clutch "glazes" the surface and will cause it to slip. so even though it has lots of friction material left it will feel like it's shot.
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
You are correct. Slip plates work through friction, and there is only so much material to wear off.

yep, but if you have a motor with no torque you have to slip constantly like OPs dad did.
 

imported_Lucifer

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Sukhoi
You are correct. Slip plates work through friction, and there is only so much material to wear off.

yep, but if you have a motor with no torque you have to slip constantly like OPs dad did.

Yeah I have an 87 honda accord. so there hardly is no torque. lol
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: Lucifer
Yeah I have an 87 honda accord. so there hardly is no torque. lol

heh, well pop had to do what he had to do. And that would be "ride the crap outta this clutch" and let the v-tech kick in yo!