I understand how the manual transmission works on my car now, but that brought me to this question, how do you wear out the clutch? The videos someone directed me to showed what causes it, friction, but not how you yourself make that friction. Is it too much clutch over long periods of time, too little? My clutch is fine, but it brought me to the question of could I be driving my car better?Now that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?You wear the clutch out by uneven gear changing.If your a woman, you should change smoothly, and evenly.Letting your car be used by another person, say a man, will add wear to your clutch.Different foot pressures add to clutch wear.Also you need to keep the clutch fluid topped up, so learn where you do that on your engine.Use your gears correctly.Start from neutral into first, then second, third etc, and come down same way, but don't drop to a lower gear too quickly.Now that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?All right, now your clutch has a friction lining on it to make it spin at the same rate as the pressure plate and flywheel. Over time, as you start, shift, and stop, the lining wears off, thusly wearing out the clutch. Hard starts (peeling out in other words), will wear the clutch out even faster. Easier driving will significantly increase the life of your clutch. Moreover, when your clutch does finally wear out, replace all of the following: clutch, pressure plate, and throw-out bearing. That should make things go much smoother when you need to have that work performed. Thanks for reading, and hope this helps.Now that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?I drive a stick and wore my first clutch out fast.
Don't push in the clutch when you are slowing down. I used to push it in if I was simply taking a corner.
Don't accelerate to hard, as in peeling out hard with the clutch half way in, its fun but it was my down fall.
Don't Keep it in at stop lights and the such
In some cars you can take the car our of gear with out using the clutch at all, some cars this is a horrible Idea so check first.Now that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?Only use your clutch for moving up and down the gears.
Some people use it to aid braking by 'dropping' a gear which does put a strain on it !
And don't ride the clutch either !
Once you have changed gear take your foot off the pedal.
Happy Motoring :-DNow that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?keep your foot off the clutch when you are driveingNow that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?Riding the clutch is a good example of ways to wear it out. %26quot;Riding the clutch%26quot; is when you hold it at friction point while accelerating instead of using your break to keep the car stationary. (Like when you're on a hill, and you use to friction between gears to keep your car almost moving forward, but not quite, instead of just putting the handbrake on and doing a hill start).
Also, try to use the clutch only when necessary - don't linger on the friction point when you're changing gears, just let the clutch out as soon as you can to avoid unnecessary wear and tear.
Hope this helps :-)Now that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?Here you go, The clutch becomes worn out due to the removal of your left foot off the clutch and as your right foot hits the gas. If your on the gas before your left foot is removed, you are burning your clutch. That summons it up in laments terms. If you see your RPM gauge move up without the engagement of your gearing you are burning your clutch. During a red light, if you gun the gas, and then release the clutch to cause a tire burn out, you are deffinately burning your clutch. On import cars the clutch lasts till around 135,000 miles. On domestic it lasts 85,000-110,000 depending on your driving skills.
When you engage gears on the road you will feel a jerk of the engine inbetween shifting. Its not bad, if its minor. Keep in mind that your shifting if not done with ease will cause your motor mounts to wear out. Those mounts are worn due to hard shifting, or not at the correct times.
Some cars come with a built in shift guidance system to tell you when to shift, these systems are trully junk, they are made for best fuel economy.
For best mileage shift at 2300 RPM's, keep in mind you can shift at 6400 RPMS if you choose as well. THis will not burn your clutch, just drink more fuel. The most common forms of burning your clutch is waiting at stop lights, when it turns green, running your RPM's to 4500+ and letting go of the clutch. Just spend lots of time with your car, and listen to the engine, it will talk to you, while letting you know when to shift.
As an extra, just so you know, all manuals are built with safety devices to keep you from blowing your engine. You can floor it all you want in any gear, and your cars computer will keep anything from harming itself.
Nothing will be better than practice, i'm glad your driving a clutch
-BelkinNow that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?basicly friction comes from excesive use of the clutch itself. Two things, one dont ride the clutch while on the road. Two, try not to down shift, thats what the brakes are for, to slow down the car.Now that I have the manual tranny thing worked out...How do you wear out your clutch?Anything mechanical is subject to wear--things do just get old and break down. What will wear your clutch down fast is keeping your foot on the clutch when driving--just get going and keep your foot off the pedal--that is called %26quot;Riding the clutch%26quot; and will prematurely wear it down. The clutch is also connected to rods and bearings that can also wear out--when you get it repaired it generally needs a lot of parts replaced.
