What will damage your clutch VS Normal driving | Manual car

What will damage your clutch VS Normal driving | Manual car

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00:00 Introduction
00:27 Strain on the clutch
01:15 Using too much gas when moving off
02:43 Hill starts
03:42 Reversing
04:57 Pressing the clutch while waiting
05:26 Moving slowly
06:09 What is riding the clutch?

[hudders]

The clutch is necessarily a wear and tear part but, driving with a bit of mechanical sympathy can minimise this. Which I'd define as, driving in such a way as to minimise avoidable wear and tear and maximise the lifespan of the individual components and the car as a whole. My friend sits in traffic and at red lights in gear with the clutch pinned to the floor for ages. Have tried to warn him how expensive clutch replacements are to no avail thus far.

[Krokodil]

Those guys are basically telling you they don't know how the clutch works
Ive been finding it *really* useful to know what the internal mechanism looks like. Because then i can picture in my head what exactly is going on inside of the car, between the different parts. This allows me to decide what will damage the clutch for every single scenario i find myself in so that i can avoid any non-minimal damage by doing stuff differently.


Basically the clutch pedal controls a disc. This disc is always connected to the wheels - if this disc spins, the wheels spin too. The engine has a similar disc which spins whenever the engine is on. The RPM on your dash are the RPM of this disc.

When you depress the clutch pedal, the clutch disc is moved away from the engine's disc. So the engine is basically idling like in neutral, even though the engine disc is still spinning.

When the clutch is NOT pressed, the two discs are in contact. This means the engine disc is driving the clutch disc. In fact there are some springs which force the two discs together, pressing them together, so that there is a lot of friction. When there's a lot of friction, the clutch disc (and hence the wheels) will accelerate instantly whenever the engine disc accelerates (ie when it receives higher RPM).

When the two discs are spinning at exactly the same speed, or when the clutch disc is not touching the engine disc at all, no burning happens.

However when the clutch pedal is partially depressed, the two discs touch each other very lightly. This means the engine disc will be spinning very quickly but the clutch disc will be spinning slowly - there is slippage between the discs. It's only during this period of rubbing of the two discs where burning happens.

From here you can let go of the clutch pedal completely so the two discs will be forced together, and the wheels will accelerate to match the engine speed.


However sometimes it is necessary to keep the two discs slipping - eg if you want to creep very slowly (because the engine will be too quick, you need to allow the discs to turn at different speeds)

[bagelsecelle]

ironically, those who tell you that these damages the clutch are mostly Americans/Canadians who think that driving standard requires exponential skills

[jessekarpik]

Im just learning manual ur a great teacher thank you zondo

[MrGeorge]

About "riding the clutch".
A lot of times if your clutch is already a bit worn off, the "grabbing point" of the clutch can be near the "top", fully released pedal.
In that case, when you resting the foot on the clutch, the weight of the foot can be enough to cause the cluch to start releasing just a little bit.
So in that case it will further wear out the clutch.

[Prabhath]

Very Very interesting. Crystal clear explanation. You answered all the questions on my mind. Thank you so much. Also it very pleasant to seeing you talking style. Very clear, no junk. Well wishes and love you from sri lanka ❤.

[beastdud]

Pretty sure while holding the clutch pedal for extended periods like at a red light doesn’t wear or damage the clutch itself, it wears the throw out bearing or some other transmission part unnecessarily

[nahpimpin]

Love the video man! Been driving for 6 years but got a brand new Car & wanna keep it nice & smooth for as long as possible

[timlozinski]

I needed this video but my clutch needed it more!

[gotseoul]

I hear a European driver talk about driving a manual and I tend to listen.

I live in upstate NY and I just got my first manual car. A 2024 Integra Type S, I practiced prior on a 20 year old Ranger (truck) and a Civic lx.

I'm still having issues on hill starts (trying without brake hold or hill assist for now) but it's kinda scary because the car rolls back quickly even on slighter inclines. When that happens I tend to mini panic and just release the clutch and hit the brakes thus stalling out. If not that then I give too much gas and don't let the clutch out like normal so I burn some rubber on the way out. Gonna need a lot of practice there, but at this point I'll take chirping the tires a little versus stalling and recollecting myself.

Great video, subscribed. Much love from New York.

[cahilla]

Could you do a video about rev matching when going down in gears?

[MMKnight_]

Having the clutch depressed for long periods of time does not damage the friction plate and flywheel part of the clutch, but it does accelerate the wear on the throwout bearing.

[SpaldaEsportsYT]

Actually pressing clutch while at a red light damages the clutch spring

[abijitroy]

Hi I recently owned a car. Helpful video ❤

[deano_bites]

it's funny when people comment on videos thinking they know it all but in reality they don't strange place the internet these days

[vntlzpd]

Just pressing the gas before moving off won't do much help. What I do is hit the lowest "touching" zone with the clutch then add some gas (rpm increases rapidly) and then while holding the gas release the clutch. That results in really sporty moving off IDK if it burns the clutch but you definitely have 30k kilometers in advance

[diglet]

4:57 Are they not talking about the clutch release bearing rather than the clutch plate itself? I often sit in neutral when waiting for more than 20 seconds in a queue or at a red light, but will have the clutch fully depressed when waiting to pull out of the junction or if I'm not waiting for long and don't want to constantly jump in and out of neutral and first. My car also has a reliable Auto Start system and promotes the putting the car into neutral if you're going to be sat waiting for a bit.

[wtfmolly]

Hey Man, do you need to keep your foot on the clutch when doing maneuvers or when you are going to park your car? Say for example under 10 kph? I'm afraid the car will stall if I remove my foot from the clutch.

[oskarumesh]

Sometimes I press the gas paddle a little bit more and raced the engine when trying to move off from a standstill . Will it damage the clutch?

[koketsomakhafola]

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