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Champagne 1995 Ford Contour LX R.I.P. - 7/11/06
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Clutch out and car in neutral at stop lights. Less wear on the T/O bearing.
Exactly.
My leg would get tired anyway.
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Gear and Clutch out most of the time...
Well snow is coming!!!
Can't wait to do some snowboard...
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i usually pop the clutch and gas in and out so my car looks like it has hydraulics 
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Originally posted by rearden:
I've heard that keeping the clutch in can be hard on the throwout bearing.
This is old school thinking from the 50's and 60's.
Back then, holding the clutch down too much would burn off the lubricant from the throwout bearing. Many years ago the bearings along with the lubricant and the seals got much better so it is no longer a concern. You can hold the clutch down as long as you like, or until your leg gets tired, an no damage will occur.
I do both, depending on conditions or mood.
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Originally posted by Big Jim:
I do both, depending on conditions or mood.
Same here...
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Originally posted by Woodencross:
Originally posted by Big Jim:
I do both, depending on conditions or mood.
Same here...
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Originally posted by Rishodi:
When I learned to drive, I was taught to keep the clutch pressed in when stopped...
Me too. But nowadays when I drive a mtx, I let the clutch out (on neutral) at traffic lights for reasons mentioned (tired left leg).
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
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Originally posted by owen_SVT:
about 95% of the time im out of gear with the clutch out...
Ditto.
When I drive it, of course. 
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Originally posted by Woodencross:
Originally posted by Big Jim:
I do both, depending on conditions or mood.
Same here...
Hope that doesn't mean what it sounds like?
Last edited by wa2tuff; 09/21/05 04:16 PM.
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