Is it bad to go N-) D-) N-) D ...
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Is it bad to go N-) D-) N-) D ...
I've always asked myself if it was bad for the transmission to put the car in neutral when arriving to a light, by doing that, I would put less stress on the brakes and then don't have to keep pressing the brakes when I'm stopped but my question is, is it bad for the trasmission to do that since I have to switch from D to N, then to D a the lights, well not all of them but a few.
#2
The transmission isn't designed to go back and forth between neutral and drive all the time. You're putting a lot of extra wear and tear on the solenoids. Plus brakes are cheap to repalce. Your tranmission isn't. Drive an auto the way it was meant to be driven and just leave it in drive.
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#3
Originally Posted by SteVTEC
The transmission isn't designed to go back and forth between neutral and drive all the time. You're putting a lot of extra wear and tear on the solenoids. Plus brakes are cheap to repalce. Your tranmission isn't. Drive an auto the way it was meant to be driven and just leave it in drive.
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#5
Originally Posted by A-Ron Max
Yea what SteVTEC said, you don't drive a stick shift, just leave it in drive
and like he said brakes are a hell of a lot cheaper than a tranny in every way.
good luck
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Originally Posted by s3roush628
Yeah, i agree, i do that sometimes at the light because I miss driving a manual. I know it's bad for it but I wish i had a 5 speed maxima *sigh*
#9
Originally Posted by supertool
I put it in N sometimes at the stop lights. Usually when I brake hard, and I put it in N to let off the brake to avoid warping due to uneven cooling at the pad contact point. Or at really long red lights to avoid heat build up in the torque converter. I also feel less vibration with it in Neutral.
#17
Originally Posted by Max-2-GTR
I've always asked myself if it was bad for the transmission to put the car in neutral when arriving to a light, by doing that, I would put less stress on the brakes and then don't have to keep pressing the brakes when I'm stopped but my question is, is it bad for the trasmission to do that since I have to switch from D to N, then to D a the lights, well not all of them but a few.
lol wow.....i do the same exact same thing. i thought i was the only one doin it. its just so much more easier to brake!
#23
then again where i live 5spd could be a bich with all them dam stop and go traffic, that would really annoy the hell out of me, i probably wont get passed 3rd on local streets, since thats the only place i drive
#24
Originally Posted by 2 Da Max
then again where i live 5spd could be a bich with all them dam stop and go traffic, that would really annoy the hell out of me, i probably wont get passed 3rd on local streets, since thats the only place i drive
#25
Originally Posted by SkinnyMax
there is no wear on the brakes when you are standing still, if you want to let the fronts cool off at the light(since the fronts do all the work) then throw on the e-brake
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