Auto tranny - No Clutch?!? WRONG.
Ever pulled apart an automatic? Lots of little clutches.
At 03:10 PM 05/13/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>At 01:08 PM 5/12/99 , you wrote:
>>ok, so you are trying to tell me that an auto (flame suit on now)
>>doesn't slip?
>
>No, I'm trying to tell you that an auto tranny doesn't have a clutch like a
>manual.
>
>>I have pulled 30 ft fifth wheel travel trailers with both an
>>88' Dodge 350 Cummins auto and a 94 Dodge 3500 cummins 5spd and the clutch
>>never slipped
>
>Guess I didn't make myself clear. I wasn't talking about the clutch
>slipping when it's engaged but rather slipping as it's *being* engaged. In
>other words, as you're letting the clutch out it starts to grab a little
>but it's also slipping. It continues to slip until it becomes fully
>engaged. (If you don't believe me try driving around with your foot resting
>on the clutch.) Common sense and the laws of physics dictate that the
>heaver the load you're trying to get moving, the more wear and tear on the
>clutch. It doesn't matter how expert you are at using the clutch, the
>heaver the load, the more wear on the clutch. Auto tranny...no clutch, no
>problem :-)
>
>> Like I stated before, properly geared and ponied, a 5spd will outperform an
>>auto every time.
>
>Outperform--no comment. If a couple of hundred pounds of towing capacity
>makes that much difference, you probably need a bigger truck anyway.
>Outlast--I don't *think* so. There are always exception to the rule, but on
>average, properly geared and ponied :-) an auto will give you more trouble
>and maintenance free towing. (flame suit....aww, screw it. Flame away.)
>
>
>
>Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
>mail to: mcrumley@airmail.net
>
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>
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