Jerking and Slipping is really really bad, If it isn't engaging fully and the biggest thing is smell, i almost destroyed this poor Toyota corolla's clutch when i was first learning to drive stick and this guy pulled up next to me and asked if i was learning XD. hope this helps!

 

Thanks. I seemed to have learned pretty quick. I still have my rookie moments (forgetting to shift back into 1st at a stop light, etc). But I haven't burned anything out just yet or had anything slipping. But, as with everything, things are going to need to be replaced at some point. Just don't want to get caught out there and not be able to move the car when it eventually goes.

 

Dont ride the clutch, put it in neutral and when the light to your right turns red put it in gear. so long as your not floring it then dumping the clutch at 6,500 you'll be good for 125K(ish)

 

Some signs are the engagement point of the clutch pedal will be higher than normal, you'll feel the clutch 'slip' where the RPMs will rev up but your car stays in the same spot.... Stuff like that.

 

Maybe it's because I've only had my car for two weeks, but, I'm having a hell of a time figuring out where the engagement point is in my car. It's unlike anything else I've driven with a manual.

I just got rid of my '16 6 MTX and its very easy to drive. Taught my son in no time, its that easy(unlike my "66 Mustang with a HD clutch that gave your leg a workout!).

I learned to drive a manual in a Volvo Semi. I really liked that clutch. There was no doubt where that clutch grabbed! I also had a 68 GTO that had an obvious engagement point!

Like they said above, at stop lights throw it in nuetral and take your foot off the clutch. You will see double the mileage doing that as opposed to keeping the clutch depressed waiting for the light to turn green.

Have fun, the car is a blast to drive!

Chris

That's an interesting tip. I'll be sure to try it!

 

I just got rid of my '16 6 MTX and its very easy to drive. Taught my son in no time, its that easy(unlike my "66 Mustang with a HD clutch that gave your leg a workout!).

Like they said above, at stop lights throw it in nuetral and take your foot off the clutch. You will see double the mileage doing that as opposed to keeping the clutch depressed waiting for the light to turn green.

Have fun, the car is a blast to drive!

Chris

 

Thanks again all. I haven't noticed any of that yet. Main thing I'm still trying to get used to is it having less power than my 2005 Nissan Maxima. Four cylinders as opposed to six makes a big difference. But it's going great so far. Makes me regret not learning to drive a stick shift sooner.

 

I have owned many manuals and earliest I have ever needed to replace a clutch that was slipping was at 95,000 miles on a 1994 Ford Escort when I first started driving. I had a Honda Del Sol still in the family with 160,000 on orginal clutch, granted it is showing its age and will need to be replaced soon.

 

Have a listen at this point in my video as I shift from 3rd to 4th and the revs go up, but the car doesn't accelerate - that's a worn clutch!


https://youtu.be/vxhWsCi5V-M?t=23m55s


CR