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How far do you Clutch In??

Old Jan 24, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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How far do you Clutch In??

When starting, stopping, 1st and reverse seems to be the only time i clutch all the way in, while driving I have a habit of going about halfway maybe a bit more just enough to pull off the shift.

Anyone else have weird clutch habits?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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thats how i do it.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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I always clutch all the way.... no matter what the situation. Sometimes I double clutch if I'm putting around and trying to keep up on the old dogtooth tranny shifting skills.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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Always clutch all the way in, it's a bad habbit to clutch only partially while driving. If you don't like the deep travel of the clutch, there's a DIY on this site for how to shorten the travel.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Is it bad for the clutch to clutch half way, I mean I push it past the disegagement point and mine is pretty high, I dont see any point in going all the way down if it's disengaging half way.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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Call it the limp wristed 3rd to 4th with just a little flick of the wrist. :gay:
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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You are correct, you will not be doing any harm. I said it's a bad habit, because sometimes you might not get all the way past the engagement point and accidentally grind your gears. 'In general' - it is not good practice.
 
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