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Originally Posted by Want.FR-S
I agree on that. One should never holding the clutch for non-necessary duration. If you hold the clutch even in neutral, you put pressure on the bearing and that could cause wear. However, this is not the wear on clutch plate itself, correct?
So if you shift into neutral during the slowing down and anticipating the gear change (or no gear change if come to complete stop), wouldn't it save the wear on the clutch itself?
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You're supposed to be in gear while slowing down. That's the whole point.
You're right, there's no clutch wear when the clutch is in. It has nothing to do with a minor point like bearings either. The clutch wear happens when you downshift without giving it a little gas to rev match. Then the two (really more) clutch plates are moving at different speeds and friction speeds the slower motor side up to the faster wheel side. That's where the wear happens.