1- It is like riding the clutch. You just wear it out faster.
2 - As long as the gears do not grind you should be fine. You maybe shifting too slow if the RPMs are dropping too much. Do not fully lift off on the gas, give it a little gas to try to rev match as best as possible. The tranny synchros take care of any rpm difference but if the RPMs drop too low you get the lurching or too high chirping when the clutch is up/engaged.
I find clutch in, gas up and then shift to neutral, one right after the other quickly, that it almost simultaneous, then into the next gear .
If your really good at rev matching you don't even need to use the clutch.
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Originally Posted by ShoGun
2 quick questions:
1- When on a small incline at a stop light or stopsign is it damaging to the clutch to find the engaging point and toggle (or seesaw) between clutch and gas to maintain your position?
2- Is it damaging to the car or clutch to not fully press in the clutch when changing gears? I noticed I can engage the clutch fully (all the way pressed in) and shift but when I do i get a bit of lurching when i disengage since the RPMS drop down when in the neutral transition phase.
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