Hey Kevin!
It is very rare that I go to neutral and use the brake. Waiting for a train,
a long funeral procession, yes. Granted we are mainly flat here in the
Midwest, but we still have inclines on 25% of the intersections. I still
have the original clutch in my '92 and it's still strong. With 250,000 miles
as a test case, I would say it's personal preference. I don't know what else
to say.
Have a great weekend!
Sean
'92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 250,000mi!
'01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil-1!
-----Original Message-----
From: Davidson, Kevin [mailto:ked@iti-oh.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:14 PM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: DML: RE: New Clutch user
I agree. Get off the clutch pedal asap!
I've found that I work my clutch a lot faster than other manual
drivers. Some people seem to make their shifts real smooth and
silky, whereas I try to get off the clutch as fast as possible.
This results in a rougher shift, but I think I avoid the excess
slippage (and resulting wear) that occurs when making those silky
smooth shifts where you keep your foot on the clutch during the
acceleration. Also, try to rev your engine to match RPM's when
shifting. This avoids excess slippage, especially if you do
downshift a lot.
Since we're talking about clutches, here's a ? for yall.
When you pull up to a redlight (or traffic) and you know you're
going to be there for a while, which do you do - keep your foot
on the clutch and stay in gear? Or go to neutral and release the
clutch? I've heard conflicting stories about which is better in
terms of wear & tear...
-kevin d.
97 cc V6 5sp
3923's, 180 tstat, msd superconductors, homebrew K&N
>
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:53:15 -0500
> From: "Sevrence, Sean (S.J.)" <ssevrenc@visteon.com>
> Subject: DML: RE: New Clutch user
>
> Hey Jeff!
>
> Yes!!!! Another conversion!!!! (sorry all! The door was open ;^P )
>
> My '92 still has the original clutch and I always downshift.
> The best advice
> I can give you is to get the clutch engaged before you really
> accelerate.
> Just get the truck rolling while engaging the clutch, then
> completely remove
> your foot from the pedal while accelerating. I say that as to
> avoid the
> "riding the clutch" issue people get into with resting their
> foot on the
> pedal and slightly depressing and disengaging the clutch.
>
> Hope that helps!!
> Sean
> '92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 250,000mi!
> '01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil-1!
>
>
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