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Originally Posted by Subie
Instead of engaging first gear while slowing down, wait until you've stopped and the light has turned green or the light for the cross traffic has turned yellow/red. It's not good for your throwout bearing to stay in gear with the clutch depressed for a long time. If the light is going to change soon it's OK to shift into gear and sit with the clutch pedal depressed, but otherwise you should always be in neutral at stoplights. Don't shift into first unless you've stopped or are just barely moving (1-2 MPH).
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ok, also what if im slowing down for a red light and it turns green and im goin like 10mph? Since i should never shift into 1st while moving, I should shift into 2nd? Ive tried this before and sometimes the rpm is so low in second that my transmission starts to rattle and sound like its choking in 2nd from too low of an rpm.
Need more practice
