Why not put the car in neutral at long lights? Your throwout bearing will last about 10 times as long. Dave >I've had the car for about 3 years, and have not adjsuted anything. The clutch is stiffer than the one in my former 98 >Passat, but nothing compared to the HD clutch that was put in my 5+5 back when I was in HS (it used to cause my calf to >twitch at long lights).