I bought a good car and im scared to practice how to drive it because idont wanna ruin the clutch?
can the clutch take alot? or is it very sensitive?
I wanna learn fast but i dont wanna ruin my car.Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?The biggest thing that wears out a clutch is high revs and slipping it a lot - like the racers do. Otherwise they can take a fair amount of abuse and usually last 100k and 200k miles.
No worries, go ahead and practice. Concentrate on learning where the engagement point is and on being smooth.Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?When I turned 16 my Mom had just purchased a new standard car. She didn't want me driving it until I had taken a lesson learning how. I borrowed her old car, also 5-speed, and totally ruined the clutch learning how to drive.
I would suggest investing $30ish and taking a Standard Driving Lesson. This will avoid any damage to your new car... and will be well worth the money in the end :) Good luck!Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?The clutch will wear out eventually. Just take it easy and get comfortable driving in an empty parking lot or empty road until you can shift smoothly without stalling or jerking.Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?yes you can burn out the clutch if you dont know how to drive stick properly, i would suggest practicing on an older car 1st or maybe taking a few manual driving courses to learn how to do it properly so you dont run into the problem of burning out the clutch because clutches are alot of $$$Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?Okay, my pastor threatened my life if I rode the clutch which means, when you aren't using it to change gears, put your foot on the floor and do not ever hover over the clutch. There are small exceptions like when you are going up a steep hill and you have a red light, etc... but don't ride the clutch.
If you remember this, you will not wear out your clutch even when you are learning to drive and it if is a reasonably new clutch, you don't have anything to worry about.
*I am sure that Pastor Dave was kidding about prematurely ending my life but you never know about them crazy youth pastors :)Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?Here is what to do, go to a parking lot and practice releasing the clutch gradually without pushing the gas pedal until the car is moving. do it several times until you get the feeling of releasing the clutch smoothly. in this case, you will save your clutch. Avoid releasing the clutch slowly on high RPMs.Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?Clutches are different in every car but if you don't know what you're doing and your new to driving a stick then yes it can be easily broken. I had a friend in high school who burned hers out when she was learning to drive. Its easier if you have a hill to start on, you can begin by rolling down the hill and then its easier to pop it into 1st, 2nd and so on, sometimes it can be a lot harder on flat or upward hills (obviously) good luck!Will a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?Normally when a person first start and uses a manual transmission they end needed a new clutch. Just take your time and have somebody who know what they are doing with you @ all timesWill a clutch get broken easily because im tryin to learn how to drive manual?I am hoping you bought this car used? I'll just assume...
I'd say it's not so much the clutch, (unless the previous owner beat the hell out of the car), it's a mixture of the the teacher and your personality.
If you respect the car, didn't have everything single thing handed to you on a sliver platter in life, and take the learning seriously, you should be fine.
Starting with the car on a flat road or parking lot. If you can have it in first gear with the clutch in, (car is just sitting no rolling there because it's flat), no gas, no brake - you should be able to slowly let the clutch all the way out and start forward motion without any gas. Your goal is to feel the resistance on the clutch pedal in relation to the speed in which you are letting it out. They always say that's a mild way to start learning without damage.
Have whoever is teaching you to go over a few of the NO-NO's that will ruin the car.
If it's not too old it will have many safety features like redline limiters, and won't go into gears that will shock the drive train.
You'll be fine. Just don't ask me about some of the stories from high school when a friend of mine let 3 or 4 non-stick drivers try his car...
