Re: alfa-digest V7 #951

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 8/9/99 5:38:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< If you had to adjust the clutch because there was no free play and it
 was slipping, then you may have worn out the throwout bearing.  >>

An old Alfa hand tells me that if you keep the clutch depressed too much, 
such as when you're waiting for a light to change, instead of letting out in 
neutral, this contributes to premature wear and failure of the throwout 
bearing.  Anyone else put 2 and 2 together on this?  I've noticed that on 
clutches my wife and I have driven ourselves from new, the life expectancy is 
a lot greater than on those we've "inherited" from POs, perhaps with 
different driving habits.

Charlie
LA, CA, USA,
drooling over Scott's osso buco

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