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Old 03-14-2013, 07:23 PM   #5841
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Also I recommend not coasting in neutral, it's not what it was designed for. Occasionally doing it isn't bad, but when you have all those gears in the transmission spinning free you run the risk of causing gear lash and possibly breaking teeth if something sticks for just a second. The clutch was designed to be used when coasting...if you want to throw it in neutral before you come to a stop keep the clutch pressed in til you are actually stopped.
Lol well yes, definitely don't do this on a normal basis, the only reason I did it was troubleshooting. I just need to see if this is something irregular or not, than I can mark this off the list. And its not when I'm in neutral its just when the clutch is pushed in aka no load on the motor.
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