Bad for clutch??? or transmission

[honda720]

ok well i was wondering something if while you are driving and you just drop it in to neutral and roll along until you feel like accelerating and put it into gear while rolling at like 40 does that hurt the car in anyway like the cluth or tranny ???

[ivymike1031]

Of course the answer will depend on the specifics of the situation - if you try hard enough, you can probably find a way to damage either the clutch or the tranny. I can't think of how you'd damage anything if you shifted normally...

If you had an automatic transmission, I can think of one possible (bad) consequence - if you idled the engine while coasting, you might not pump enough trans fluid to properly lube the tranny, which could cause problems after a while. It seems like a bit of a slim chance, but I figured I'd throw it out there 'cause I can't say for sure that it wouldn't happen.

Why would you want to do a thing like that anyway?

[honda720]

i dont do that but my g/f drives like that and i tell her i think thats bad for her car but im not really sure so i wanted to see if anyone knew it if was or not but me i would never drive like that

[cybercrx00]

don't think you will hurt it at all, about the only way is if you rev it and dump it out while you are rolling, but at normal speeds, it's just the same as up or down shifting

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by honda720
i would never drive like that thats the pussy way to drive stick

how do you determine which is a "pussy way" of driving stick?

[rockerdude]

that's how i use to drive, don't leave the car in neutral to long or it will affect you in the long run. i guess it got something to do with the idea of the car being in motion and that it should not be in neutral. i know for sure, that if you'r driving an automatic and if you decide to put the car in neutral, you definitely reduce your tranny lifespan by half.

[Gasoline Fumes]

Originally posted by rockerdude
that's how i use to drive, don't leave the car in neutral to long or it will affect you in the long run. i guess it got something to do with the idea of the car being in motion and that it should not be in neutral...

How does effect you in the long run? I sometimes put my car into neutral and shut my engine off going down hill.

[honda720]

ok thanx just making sure it wasnt bad for the car i think it is the pussy way of driving because it is the easy way of driving stick so theres your answer for the person that asked why i think that well thanks for the help

[Digitalcivic]

now i wouldn't consider that the "pussy" way of driving stick. Sometimes I do that when its late, i'm tired, and usually stoned. It Keeps things quite when ya need things quite.

[honda720]

alright maybe its not the pussy way of driving but i prefer to stay in gear until im stopped but we all drive different well at least i know its not hurting the car

[ivymike1031]

I'd have to add that in my opinion, being in neutral reduces your ability to respond quickly to unforeseen circumstances, which tends to make it less safe than being in gear.

[honda720]

yeah i agree with you ivymike1031

[Digitalcivic]

very good point

[jaxle]

when im stopping for whatever i always shift into nuetral (manual stickshift) so i dont have to hold the clutch in when stopping

[rockerdude]

yup, you should always do that when driving a five speed. whenever you stop, put the car in neutral, don't ever hold on to the clutch longer than 30 seconds. it's been proven that if you do that, you will have to replace your clutch within a year or less.

when i say your car get affected in the long run, i mean you will feel your tranny getting bad much faster than its suppose to last.