Thread: clutch in or out of gear???

Clutch in causes undue wear heat and stress on the pressure plate and thrust bearing plus it also stops rotation and oil circulation in the gearbox.
Plus if you remember back to your driving lessons.........

Cheers

Andrew

yep, i always take out of gear...saves the clutch and is safer. With auto I generally slip into neutral. That was the way the old man taught me, same goes with never ride clutch around corner.


paul

I'm definitely in the take it out of gear and leave it in neutral brigade, for a lot of the reasons outlined already. Sitting with the clutch depressed for extended periods for no good reason wears things out.

It's actually a pet hate of mine, along with things like drivers riding the clutch in high range when they should just let the Landy do its thing in low range....

Originally Posted by LOVEMYRANGIE

Clutch in causes undue wear heat and stress on the pressure plate and thrust bearing plus it also stops rotation and oil circulation in the gearbox.
Plus if you remember back to your driving lessons.........

Cheers

Andrew

When I did my license test(35 years ago) I lost points for leaving in neutral at lights. The tester reckons you should leave in gear in case you require an urgent getaway.

I asked my son who got his license two years ago and he said had to be in gear in case you got rear ended while stopped. The theory being that you would probably dump the clutch and stall engine therefore less likely to get pushed into the intersection.

My youngest son got his license last Friday but I can't ask him as he is currently in Qld at schoolies.

Do I agree with the above. NO. As stated in other posts there is wear on components, one which has not been mentioned is the spiggot bearing.

Also suggested was no lubrication to gearbox. This doesn't matter, if there is nothing turning in gearbox no lubrication is needed.

Dave.

Originally Posted by BigJon

But some of us know how to drive...

That's why I own a landy.

park by feel.

gutters become an adventure that must be challenged

small animals live in fear

and toyota drivers

I put it in first as I'm slowing down, so I'm ready to go at any point.

When I got my license, this was taught.. I though it was kind of academic until I had to get out of the way of a car coming up behind me one day.

Even if you just have to move forward a metre to avoid a rear bump its worth while.

my 2c

Times have changed... Now they teach you to leave it in the gear you were driving in and push the clutch in just as you come to a halt.

Changing down through the gears will cause you to fail a driving test.

HHMMM my son is currently doing his MR Ls has been taught change down gears and put in neutral
leaving in gear for a fast get away? if your not 1st in line there is now where to go the army as far as I know still teaches use your gears to slow down before using the brake for the last bit to stop

PS 2 years ago I had to do my practical driving test again passed first go nothing said about using gears to slow down or neutral at the lights(wont tell why I had to do it again)