Shift into Neutral to save TO Bearing?

[David Ullrich]

I take the chance because thr have been many times when I've had to take off
FAST or do other maneuvers to avoid being rear-ended. Plus, if you are two
seconds after the green around here, someone will honk.

Dave

On Dec 30, 2007 2:40 PM, Paul Caouette <paxnobis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Always in neutral with clutch released.
>
> Why take the chance.
>
> IMO 'merican cars have weaker TO bearings but I've had one older Audi give
> up its bearing necessitating a tranmission drop and the requisite work and
> preventative clutch replacement. $$$$$
>
>
>
>
>   On Dec 30, 2007 12:19 PM, David Ullrich <david.ullrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  I wanted to get other's opinions on this. When sitting at a stoplight,
> > should a manual tranie be shifted into neutral and the clutch released
> > or
> > should it be left in 1st with the clutch FULLY depressed? I've never put
> > my
> > cars into neutral at lights, but have also heard others say I am putting
> > extra wear on my throwout bearing causing premature wear. True? Untrue?
> > A
> > real problem? I've never had to replace a TO bearing before a car needed
> > a
> > full clutch job, but Ive only had one car that ever needed a new clutch
> > and
> > that car had over 225,000 miles. All of my other cars have gone over
> > 150,000
> > on the original clutch.
> >
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