Question thats been bugging me..

[Arnold27]

Ive only been driving 1 year.. and Ive heard people say stuff about "Riding The Clutch" which is bad I think?? And I allways wondered what they meant by that.. and what the outcome can cause.. (sorry im still a noobie when it comes to stuff like this!)



cheers =)

 

[JamesRT]

Im not too bright on the subject myself but I think it means using the cluth alot unnecessarily, which causes excess wear on your clutch plate.

 

[Alan]

Well mate, its when your sitting at traffic lights or on a hill and you stop the car from rolling back by holding the clutch on the bite so when the lights turn green you dont have to release the handbrake you can just rev and go.

 

[Smokey]

Quote: Originally posted by 16vClio on 30 August 2005

Well mate, its when your sitting at traffic lights or on a hill and you stop the car from rolling back by holding the clutch on the bite so when the lights turn green you dont have to release the handbrake you can just rev and go.

Couldnt of put it better myself

 

[SimonV6]

ALSO......"riding the clutch" is when you rest your foot on the pedal while driving. This will partially depress the clutch and wear it out prematurely.

Simon.

 

[BenR]

riding the clutch is a pet hate.

Clutch plate pressure can measure in the thousands of pounds of pressure. People who ride them of hold them in all the time at lights etc are transferring all of that pressure onto the crank and its thrust bearings....which are about the size of an orange peel.

its just plain bad driving.

 

[y0z2a]

is riding the clutch not coasting up to roundabouts with the car in gear with the clutch depressed as well?

/y0z

 

[BenR]

i guess yea, but who does that?

 

[Ads_172]

I think if you have the clutch completely depressed, such as when coasting up to a junction or a turning, that its not really riding the clutch, because it wont wear it out as its all the way in. AFAIK its when you hold it half and half with the throttle that will make it wear away... I think!

 

[BenR]

nope, read what i said. Holding the clutch fully depressed puts all the pressure directly on the thrust bearings.

 

[Arnold27]

Ah I see...Well im guilty of quite alot of that im afraid, Will try my best to stop that though.. dont want my clutch breaking! =)



cheers guys

 

[badinvincible]

Your handbrake isnt just for getting the back end out you know.