I have heard so many warnings regarding burning my clutch out from people who taught me to drive *i'm 16*. These are the ones that I know if I'm wrong about them please tell me, If there are more tell me too!

1) When your on an intersection, the light is red, you are in 1st gear, not moving with clutch and brake pressed. Clutch is burning?

2) When you roll up to a stop sign and your @ a crawl, you should shift to second, not first, cause your clutch burns if you shift into 1st because 1st is only for starting up.

3) Your car is rolling with the clutch pressed and you put it in 1st, YOUR CLUTCH IS ALWAYS PRESSED AND KEPT PRESSED, the clutch burns?

Thanks in advance...

 

I think all of them are wrong.

 

You burn the clutch by feathering the clutch when doing high RMP take offs.

Most of the situations you listed involved leaving the clutch depressed. That is bad because you are putting undue stress on various bearings in the clutch assembly.

Leave it in neutral with the clutch not depressed, that is the best way to go.

 

pressing the clutch in disengages it.... A clutch will 'burn' if you drop it at high revs or powershift your tranny. Keeping a clutch disengaged may wear out other parts though....

 

All of the items on your list are wrong. To "burn" your clutch, you need to be applying engine power to the drivetrain, with the clutch only PARTIALLY engaged. So,
holding the car at a stoplight on a hill using the engine (without the brake) is burning the clutch. A 5000 rpm launch from a standstill is burning the clutch (unless to just "pop" it, then you're burning the tires). Bottom line, if the clutch is fully disengaged (pedal to the floor) or fully disengaged (foot off the padal), then you're not burning the clutch... Of course, this all assumes that your clutch is operating properly.

 

ahh ic

 

tell your friends to stop babying their cars...they don't know what they are talking about...in simple terms...

to burn your clutch, you keep the revvs high (over 2k) while you are letting the clutch out very slowly from a stop or riding your clutch at all...by riding i mean having it pushed in about halfway...on starts keep your revs under 2k unless you are racing in which case you should lift the clutch up quite a bit faster than a normal launch...on the cars i drive at work, i can keep the revs around 1200-1500 for a nice smooth start or, i've found the easiest way to learn your clutch is this

don't use your gas pedal...you can get a car upto 5mph (according to all of the porsches digi speedos) by just using the clutch on flat ground...since you drive stick, you should know that a little above halfway, there is a break point on the clutch where you can actually feel it click...you can lift as fast as you want upto that point and then just stop lifting when you hit that point...the car should slowly start moving...you can then very very slowly take the clutch out a little more...but be sure not to do it enough where it can stall...this is a very useful method in tight spots where you just want to move a few inches and it is very helpful for someone just learning how to drive stick

 

Well don't get me wrong I drive a stick normally like anyone else whose been driving for 3 months, but I just don't want to do anything wrong or make a habbit out of anything that is bad you know...