I am learning how to drive manual transmission and need to know if the clutch burns when you are taking off if you give it a bit of gas first and then start to release the clutch?
Also what way is it better to take off?
1) Release the clutch a bit and then give it gas and than continue to release the clutch slowly?
2) Give it a bit of gas first and then start to release the clutch?
Thanks, the more answers I get the better!Does a clutch burn when you apply gas and slowly release the clutch?The following relates to starting from a standstill in low gear. Shifting gears usually doesn't require pressing the gas pedal until after the clutch is engaged.
A clutch always suffers a small amount of wear no matter how smoothly you release the pedal, but the least wear comes from giving no gas. The problem with that idea is the engine may stall. You can practice with your particular car to see what it takes. Some cars will stall; others won't. I always use the technique of letting out the clutch pedal a bit before giving any gas. When the clutch is not moving, the sudden contact with a fast spinning pressure plate will cause slipping and wear. If the clutch makes contact with a slow spinning pressure plate, it will start spinning. Then the increasing speed of the pressure plate as you give the engine gas will make the clutch spin faster.
In more than forty years of driving manual shift cars, I have had very few clutch problems.
