Will it wear out the clutch if I hold the clutch at stop lights?
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I know for motorcycles that if you hold in the clutch for as long as you want, it won't cause any wear to the clutch and will cause the same wear as not pulling it in .. Is it the same way in a car?
So the clutch is pulled in for however much time, it won't wear it down faster than leaving the car in neutral?
The reason I'm asking this is because my SS gave a service engine soon light saying that my clutch is going bad.. And I want it to last because I don't want to pay for a new clutch right now
So the clutch is pulled in for however much time, it won't wear it down faster than leaving the car in neutral?
The reason I'm asking this is because my SS gave a service engine soon light saying that my clutch is going bad.. And I want it to last because I don't want to pay for a new clutch right now
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Your service engine soon light will not tell you your clutch is bad...
Anyway, the only stress I can see that causing would be to your hydraulic system which operates your clutch. It's not going to cause any additional wear to the disc itself.
Anyway, the only stress I can see that causing would be to your hydraulic system which operates your clutch. It's not going to cause any additional wear to the disc itself.
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The code your getting for the pedal is regarding a button under the pedal. Its for cruise control and starting the car. Mine was slightly loose when I got it. It allowed the car to start but cruise control wouldn't work.
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I cleared the code.. is it going to pop back up? and sometimes my car doesnt want to start.. like when I turn it, there is no start or anything.. I have to take the key out a couple times and then it works
so is it that little button that is causing this?
so is it that little button that is causing this?
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the only wear your inducing when you hold in the clutch is on the throwout bearing,as long as its fully engaging and your not slipping it like some people tend to do when the car is on an incline,which will def. cause alot of wear and heat damage
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You will cook your thrust bearing if you hold the clutch in for too long. Pressing the clutch in pushes your pressure plate forward, which pushes the crank forward. Seen it happen!
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Oh, it's no assumption. Back before most hydraulic bearings were self adjusting, you had to set the clearance between the front of the bearing and the fingers on the pressure plate. I had a friend set one up too tight on his ride, and it destroyed the crank. The thing got so hot it was bright blue when my builder tore the engine down a week later. Now this was a 35 lb. sbc crank, but it will apply to any engine. Of course he wasn't idling the thing, but you see the principle.
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I can see what your saying, with the adjuster being too tight but i can hardly believe that it only took a week to wipe out a thrush bearing. Any older vehicle that i adjusted the throughout beraring to tight on had troubles with the pedal going all the way to the floor or it didnt disinguage. And yes when main bearings get hot they discolor to a blue color.
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You will cook your thrust bearing if you hold the clutch in for too long. Pressing the clutch in pushes your pressure plate forward, which pushes the crank forward. Seen it happen!
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At a stoplight you are at idle, the point where your engine has the lowest oil pressure. Then with the clutch pushed in you are adding load to the thrust bearing in the engine--a relatively small surface area that pretty much gets bleedoff lubrication.
I can't say for sure whether it would be an issue long term. I usually think of it this way: Extra wear on the hydraulics by pushing clutch in twice (outta gear then back into gear) at a stoplight versus loading up the throwout bearing, pilot bearing, and crank thrust bearings waiting on that light to turn green.
I can't say for sure whether it would be an issue long term. I usually think of it this way: Extra wear on the hydraulics by pushing clutch in twice (outta gear then back into gear) at a stoplight versus loading up the throwout bearing, pilot bearing, and crank thrust bearings waiting on that light to turn green.