Clutch operation/question/help

[biee2]

what happends if the traffic is moving lika turtle and to move up you let go of the cltuch half way and rev a bit to move up slowly...is this bad? im pretty sure you cant let go of the clutch the whole way or else the car will jump because your goin so slow...beacause i do this alot in the city

[sports06]

sorry, not trying to steal your thread... but in the last week or so ive notice in the last little bit before my clutch is all the way in, it feels like its grinding. anyone else experienced this? ive only done 20,000km though and dont drive hard and am fairly sure it aint worn, i know what they feel like...
any ideas?

cheers

[aaronng]

what happends if the traffic is moving lika turtle and to move up you let go of the cltuch half way and rev a bit to move up slowly...is this bad? im pretty sure you cant let go of the clutch the whole way or else the car will jump because your goin so slow...beacause i do this alot in the city

If you are taking off from a standstill and have to slip the clutch to get moving up to 5km/h, then stop and repeat in a trafic jam, then it is not really avoidable. It is still not as bad as holding the car on a slope using the friction point.

[tron07]

Strange how it only lasted 80000km, did you ride the clutch alot? Are you the original owner?

I'm guessing the clutch was ridden alot due to the jerking when lifting off the accelerator in traffic in 1st gear

there is nothing wrong with clutch finishing around 80k km... some people with a lot of highway cruising will be able to make the clutch last till 120-150k km.... but for someone who drives a lot in city, traffic jams, stop and start where you free and engage gear a lot, the clutch will finish a lot faster.

[tron07]

what happends if the traffic is moving lika turtle and to move up you let go of the cltuch half way and rev a bit to move up slowly...is this bad? im pretty sure you cant let go of the clutch the whole way or else the car will jump because your goin so slow...beacause i do this alot in the city

I will either shift up or free the gear and let it roll... holding the clutch halfway is riding the clutch and will make it go off fast... and it is also tiring, make your legs hurt....

(no wonder people complain that manual is a bitch to drive in jams)

[Adrian Euro]

Holding at the friction point on the hill for how long?

Only when i am about to take off... other than that i am using the break pedal to hold me from rolling down....

[phobolism]

what happends if the traffic is moving lika turtle and to move up you let go of the cltuch half way and rev a bit to move up slowly...is this bad? im pretty sure you cant let go of the clutch the whole way or else the car will jump because your goin so slow...beacause i do this alot in the city

well if its a flat road, you can release the clutch slowly at the friction point until the end and it wont jump and just move slowly so you wont need to use the throttle at all. if you are on a hill or an incline then yes you will need to use some throttle