Cptsideways
Member
Engine braking does NOT wear a clutch out, or should'nt if your doing it right lol
The only time a clutch is wearing is when the clutch plate is slipping, eg pulling away,
Bad habits thats wear clutches
1) sitting on hills slipping the clutch holding the car on the clutch not handbrake/footbrake
2) bad gear changing slipping the clutch too much
3) downchanging & using the clutch to bring the revs up
4) dipping the clutch midcorner - attrocious habit
All of the above are very bad habits!!! If I'm looking to buy a car its something I look for by asking the owner to drive the car before I do. A simple rule: If the rev counter moves when you lift the clutch up your slipping the clutch & its not a very comfy drive too
A good driver should only slip the clutch on pulling away, the rest of the time it should be a rev matched gearchange & almost no slip/wear.
I've had 320k miles of out an original Saab clutch before now & my previous Landcruiser was on it original clutch at 225k miles & it was used solely for towing a 3.5 ton trailer.
The only time a clutch is wearing is when the clutch plate is slipping, eg pulling away,
Bad habits thats wear clutches
1) sitting on hills slipping the clutch holding the car on the clutch not handbrake/footbrake
2) bad gear changing slipping the clutch too much
3) downchanging & using the clutch to bring the revs up
4) dipping the clutch midcorner - attrocious habit
All of the above are very bad habits!!! If I'm looking to buy a car its something I look for by asking the owner to drive the car before I do. A simple rule: If the rev counter moves when you lift the clutch up your slipping the clutch & its not a very comfy drive too
A good driver should only slip the clutch on pulling away, the rest of the time it should be a rev matched gearchange & almost no slip/wear.
I've had 320k miles of out an original Saab clutch before now & my previous Landcruiser was on it original clutch at 225k miles & it was used solely for towing a 3.5 ton trailer.