Originally Posted by Excelmotorwerks

it's not going to make a diff. as long as you do it at the right time(rpm) and don't grind your gears. lol I take it you never drove a diesal truck before (big rig)
the only time they use a clutch is when there at a stop. I work on diesal's all day long, some have over a million miles on them with the same, tranny. this is not the cause of a bad tranny, nore will it ever be.