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Depressing the clutch
- Thread starter Westy
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I park my car in gear so everytime I start up, I depress the clutch, again just out of habit.
Weeman sucks ****
id do it out of habit as i never put the hand brake on.
Weeman sucks ****
Quote: Originally posted by CHRIS172CUP on 11 May 2005
id do it out of habit as i never put the hand brake on.
cos i normally cain it home and the brakes get hot so don;t want f**ked rear discs. apparently the renault rear discs are sh*t and can warp easy.
Do you park it in the garage?
Cup 172
Cup owners will know that if you put the handbrake on, they will have stuck by the next morning...
I dont think the disks should wharp. Think this is an old mothers tale. They can get so hot that the pad can make a slight impression and thats the feeling you get when braking hard.
My mate used to get all 4 disks on his Cossie glowing orange then whack the hand brake on with no problems.
Volvo S60 T5
Topic: Depressing the clutch?
Tell it it looks ugly, has no friends and smells, that should do the trick!
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harryr34
I always do it and my sis bought a new 3 series diesel and that doesnt let you start the engine until the clutch is pushed down.
It definately puts less strain on the engine.
Quote: Originally posted by Metallic Black on 11 May 2005
I never depress the clutch when I start it, and havent done in any car for years. I always leave the handbrake on and have been caught out once or twice when Ive left it in gear by mistake
.Glad its not just me then MB!
Not a Clio
i read this thread yesterday and thought i would try it in the morning to see if it made any difference.
Normally my car is a pig to start (i did think i had it sorted but its come back) so i thought give it a go... depressed clutch, turned key and "vroooom" hasnt started that easily in ages.
Why is this the case?
Hang on lets think about this, the clutch consists of 2 sections a fly wheel and a friction plate, one side is connected to the engine and the other to the gearbox.
When you press the clutch down it seperates these 2 plates, when itsa in nutral you havent selected a gear do its turning bugger all apart from teh shaft in the gear box.
How can this put more strain on the engine?
But then saying that driving the enine at too low revs puts strain on it, also driving at high revs puts strain on it, but no one thinks twice about doing it, hell driving up a hill puts more strain on teh engine, so does driving with al your seats in, who is gonna go and strip their cars?
As for brakes warping, its a well known fact that if you put the handbrake on when the dics are hot that part of the disc gets hotter, more so than the rets of the disc, and when you heat metal up and it cools down it warps, end of
[Edited by Lunner on 5/12/2005 3:03:27 PM]
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harryr34
Have you noticed that when you have your car on axel stands and you start your engine the wheels will turn even if the car is in neutral, this shows that the engine and gearbox have a slight connection when the car is in neutral.
Its nothing to worry about if you dont start with the clutch down, its just that it reduces that slight load on the engine.
ex Clio 172 owner :(
My second hand VTS had the multilok fitted so that the car has to be in neutral to lock it (supposed to be so that you lock it in first gear).
Yet still I start with depressed clutch through force of habit.
Sometimes when waiting in traffic or waiting to pick someone up, I still find myself with the car in 1st gear but with clutch depressed. Daft really; handbrake, neutral.
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