Re: Riding the clutch

[Michiel van Wessem <jmvw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Ernie,

There was some discussion about this on alt.autos.tech a little while ago. 

I don't think it's a big deal. The idea is that the throw-out bearing or
fingers in the clutch will wear faster. However, it seems these things
won't wear out before the clutch plate itself wears out and when that
happens, they'll be replaced anyway..

I often put it in neutral at lights, but much of that is a comfort thing. I
can reposition my foot then. Also, I like to coast in neutral slowly
rolling up to stops (it's cool when you don't have to come to a full stop
at all).

Michiel (87 325es)

At 07:04 PM 11/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
>My wife drives an E36 318 manual transmission and I drive and E39 528
>manual transmission.  She has told me that at stoplights she holds the
>clutch in untill the light turns green.  I told her that is wrong but I
>can't explain why.  Can someone explain why it is wrong to sit on the
>clutch pedal at stoplights?

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