Question about driving a manual car (2 Viewers)

[yenta]

I'm a relatively new manual driver, and I tend to 'ride the clutch' sometimes which results in this certain smell coming from the car. If u know what I'm talking about, how bad is riding the clutch for the car? Is it going to damage the gearbox or anything?

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

it'll wear out the clutch faster..
it won't damage the actual gearbox though

 

[Ziff]

VERY

You will destroy the clutch plate and have to get it replaced which costs $$$

If anything just take the clutch off, even if it's too fast all that will happen is you'll do a wheelspin... it's less detrimental to the car.

 

[yenta]

Yeah but I'm worried about stalling if i take it out too fast and the revs are too low...I find it very hard to take the clutch out without revving til its fully out and not stalling :S

 

[Ziff]

If the revs are too low then press more on the acclerator

You'll get used to it soon anyway!

 

[yenta]

Lol i knowwww but...does the clutch have to be completely out before you're sposed to rev it more? Or can your foot be pressing it in a bit? Sorry I'm just totally new to manuals, I prefer autos anyway

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

once you get use to manual, you'll won't want to go back to auto

 

[RCMasterAA]

Originally posted by ToO LaZy ^*
once you get use to manual, you'll won't want to go back to auto

Well eh, I'm on auto and have no intention of ever trying manual so the feeling's mutual

 

[anti]

clutch in, rev, clutch out, accelerate and off you go

you don't actually need to rev it to accelerate. get used to the friction point on the clutch - this is where it actually grips. practise on a quiet street

and don't ride the clutch, just dump it and do a fancy burnout - people will think you know what you're doing

 

[Malazn Pleasure]

Originally posted by yenta
I'm a relatively new manual driver, and I tend to 'ride the clutch' sometimes which results in this certain smell coming from the car.

when was the last time u had a shower?

 

[reynaldo]

buy an auto

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

Originally posted by RCMasterAA
Well eh, I'm on auto and have no intention of ever trying manual so the feeling's mutual

boooooooooorrrrr-innnggg
i drive an auto coz i don't have a manual, but as soon as this HSC shit is all over, i'm all up for manual!

 

[hipsta_jess]

i know its bad, not sure how bad
however, a friends mechanic threatened to kill her if she kept riding the clutch so im guessing pretty bad.

 

[yenta]

Originally posted by anti
clutch in, rev, clutch out, accelerate and off you go

you don't actually need to rev it to accelerate. get used to the friction point on the clutch - this is where it actually grips. practise on a quiet street

and don't ride the clutch, just dump it and do a fancy burnout - people will think you know what you're doing

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the friction point of the clutch?

Lol I'm not one for doing burnouts...I'm quite the conservative driver (well not that conservative but I'm not a revhead so I prefer not to do all that burnout type stuff).

 

[redslert]

if you can smell your clutch burning from inside the car.....that is BAD

 

[mr_speedy]

dont worry, it just takes practise and you will soon be fine at driving, and you will wonder how you ever drove like that, just be patient and keep practising.

 

[anti]

Originally posted by yenta
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the friction point of the clutch?

Lol I'm not one for doing burnouts...I'm quite the conservative driver (well not that conservative but I'm not a revhead so I prefer not to do all that burnout type stuff).

friction point is the point where the clutch actually grips the next gear (i believe). you won't actually go anywhere if you accelerate before the friction point.....

just get used to it by driving along a quiet street. start the car, first gear, clutch in, lift off the brake, and lift off the clutch until you feel it grip.. the car will start to roll because it's in gear. then brake, rinse, repeat until you KNOW exactly WHEN your car is going to start moving.

you can use the accelerator once you feel that you're in gear.

and btw - a burnout is just when your cars tires are moving but your car isn't going anywhere, ie you're not in gear (or your foot is on the brake) and you're trying to make the tires spin. hoons do it because it looks good, learner drivers do it because they've forgotten to take the clutch out or the handbrake off and their right foot is planted

 

[Malazn Pleasure]

just learn auto

so much easier

 

[yenta]

Originally posted by anti
friction point is the point where the clutch actually grips the next gear (i believe). you won't actually go anywhere if you accelerate before the friction point.....

just get used to it by driving along a quiet street. start the car, first gear, clutch in, lift off the brake, and lift off the clutch until you feel it grip.. the car will start to roll because it's in gear. then brake, rinse, repeat until you KNOW exactly WHEN your car is going to start moving.

you can use the accelerator once you feel that you're in gear.

and btw - a burnout is just when your cars tires are moving but your car isn't going anywhere, ie you're not in gear (or your foot is on the brake) and you're trying to make the tires spin. hoons do it because it looks good, learner drivers do it because they've forgotten to take the clutch out or the handbrake off and their right foot is planted

Ok I tried doing what you said...waiting til the clutch grips and car starts rolling...Am I right in saying that once the car is "in gear" and car starts rolling, you can start revving/accelerating?

 

[yenta]

Originally posted by Malazn Pleasure
just learn auto

so much easier

Yeah I learnt how to drive on an auto...and my first car is a manual so I had to learn it...but now I'm gonna go back to auto and stay there!