How does a clutch work and what wears it out?

This video will help you understand how the clutch on a manual car works and what causes it to wear out. The clutch friction material can wear out but there are also two other components that are likely to fail if the clutch is used poorly.

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[laurahiskia]

This was really interesting. I now know how the clutch looks like and understand better how the clutch works. Thanks for this video.

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[hamsterama]

I've made the mistake of releasing the clutch too fast when going into first gear from a stop, because I was afraid of wearing out the friction material. Also, my shifts aren't always as smooth as they should be. Since I'm still relatively new to driving a manual, occasionally I still release the clutch too fast. Then my car bucks like a bull at a rodeo, especially when going into first gear. This video was super helpful. Before I saw this video, I had no clue that the bucking is really bad for the transmission, and that I shouldn't worry about holding the clutch at the bite point for a little bit. I'll be a lot more careful now with how I drive. My concerns were misplaced - I was concerned about wearing out the friction material, when it was the bucking I should have worried about.

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thanks a lot for this video, it's good to understand the mechanisms so we can know what we are doing while driving. keep up the good work

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[mikedean]

Excellent tutorial. A short vid on teaching new manual drivers how to start on hill - without panicking - would be great.