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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by nkristoffersen on Thursday November 17, 2016 @09:04AM (#12977493)
Are you sure? I am pretty sure the clutch does not wear when fully engaged. It is only during engagement and disengagement where there is chance of wear. The transmission on the other hand...
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by QuercusMax on Thursday November 17, 2016 @10:00AM (#12977953)
You are completely correct. The clutch only wears when engaging and disengaging. If you're in neutral, the synchromesh can wear in some cases, though.
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by olyjohn on Thursday November 17, 2016 @12:11PM (#12979248)
Rev-match your downshifts and you won't wear on the syncros or on the clutch nearly as much.
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by pkolaczk on Thursday November 17, 2016 @02:44PM (#12980751)
This is true, but the clutch bearings and spring may wear faster if the clutch is kept disengaged for too long, instead of switching the gearbox to neutral.
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