View Poll Results: Do you step down on the clutch to put car in neutral?
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From: Sloppy onshore junk.
Apparently the point my friend was trying to say was that you can shift into neutral without holding down the clutch and it's much easier. I've tried it and it works fine. But like I said I'm used to just holding down the clutch. I even hold down the clutch and stay in first gear most of the time in red lights.
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You can physically shift to neutral without the clutch, but it is better for the syncromesh sleeves to depress the clutch.
Afterwards, get off the clutch with the car in neutral.
Holding the clutch in at the stoplights stresses the throwout bearing more than another shift from neutral to first.
The only time I've had to replace the clutch in the Integra was because the previous owner wore out the throwout bearing.
That bearing then split, causing the pressure plate to come down out-of-square, glazing the disc and causing it to slip.
Afterwards, get off the clutch with the car in neutral.
Holding the clutch in at the stoplights stresses the throwout bearing more than another shift from neutral to first.
The only time I've had to replace the clutch in the Integra was because the previous owner wore out the throwout bearing.
That bearing then split, causing the pressure plate to come down out-of-square, glazing the disc and causing it to slip.
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I was going to post that. apparently no one told me about the TO bearing issue when u hold down the clutch until 70k of owning my first integra. needless to say that throwout bearing went to shit. on another note that OEM clutch's marcel springs were all rattling within their little cages. a good indicator of why not to powershift your stock clutch. oh the memories.
I said pressure plate in the last sentence.... I meant the clutch disc, obviously.
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This is the only reason. But unless you drive an old MG this shouldn't be a concern anyways, it's easier and not expensive and is done anyways when you change the clutch.
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He probable was being a cheap ass and didn't change it with the clutch.
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i've also found in honda hydraulic clutch setups that the excessive TO bearing wear is caused by old clutch master and slave cylinders.
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