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Old December 20th 05, 06:43 AM posted to rec.autos.driving
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Default Saving my (expensive) clutch.

I've just began driving my first manual, and was reading beginner's
guides online when I came accross one that stated, "one should never
rev the engine while letting the clutch out."

And thought, wait, that's exactly what I've been doing.

My modus operandi from starting from a dead stop has been to:
1. Find catch-point (release clutch nearly all of the way)
2. Rev engine
3. Release clutch

I find this especially lovely on hills, to keep from rolling back when
I let go of the break.

But after reading this I fear I may be subjecting my clutch to undue
wear and tear.

Can anyone help?

- Ron

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Old December 20th 05, 06:56 AM posted to rec.autos.driving
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> Can anyone help?


Try this:
http://www.answers.com/topic/manual-...ving-technique


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Old December 20th 05, 06:00 PM posted to rec.autos.driving
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Default Saving my (expensive) clutch.

I drive a rather heavily modified 1996 Hyundai Tiburon.
Admittedly one that is alot more than I can handle at my current level
of experience with the environment in which I drive.

Anyhow, when releasing the clutch to the "catch-point", I found that
the car will move forward quite boldly on its own, even up hills (this
is how I discovered where the catch-point was).
I quickly realized that driving like this for any length of time must
be bad for my clutch.

But what I thought was OK, was to quickly release the clutch to this
point, before giving the engine any gas and releasing the clutch
entirely. Because this all happened almost instantaneously.

To clarify, the environment in which I live is Korea, coasting
backwards in even the slightest can be very hazardous to your
pocket-book.
But then, so can a new clutch...

Thanks for the info.

- Ron

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Old December 21st 05, 05:43 PM posted to rec.autos.driving
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Default Saving my (expensive) clutch.

In article >,
says...

>NEVER use the clutch to hold position on hills.
>That is what the handbrake is for.


Handbrake?? What if your car has a footbrake? I've done fine just using
the regular brake and some quick foot action.
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