SpookTheHamster said:As I said, when you have your foot on the clutch, the release bearing is not being lubricated.
You're worrying about clutch bearings, yet you're not concerned about doing 30 in 4th and skipping gears whilst accelerating.
SpookTheHamster said:As I said, when you have your foot on the clutch, the release bearing is not being lubricated.
Heh, try driving a manual-shift U-Haul through SF during rush hour. Somehow I got roped into that role a few years ago.patrick0brien said:BTW- I used to love manual - then I moved to the land verrrry close to San Francisco and I realized that driving was hard enough w/o having the left thigh of a linebacker.
mactastic said:SF really separates the men from the boys, so to speak, when it comes to driving a stick.
bartelby said:Manuals are the easiest thing in the world to drive.
Talk about a leap of faith...patrick0brien said:-mactastic
Not only was it physically involved, but there was something really scary about gunning the engine into the clutch out of a stop with nothing but blue sky in front of me. Only in SF, only in SF...
evoluzione said:i always have the car in 1st when waiting at lights etc, much safer if you need to get out of some idiots way if they don't see the red light, or whatever, maybe they're on their cellphone or something (has happened to me before, thank goodness i was looking in my rearview!)
RedTomato said:you are meant to have the handbrake on.
Kwyjibo said:The thing thats different about a manual transmission is that you actually drive with the parking brake on, as opposed to off like in an automatic, I can't explain it too technically but it has to do with the johnson rod.
RedTomato said:I can't drive (yet) even tho I'm 30 - was taking driving lessons last year till my new baby got in the way - but I was told by my instructor that this is actually illegal in the UK.
When the road is closed in front of you - ie. traffic lights are red, or someone is walking in front of you on a zebra crossing, you are meant to have the handbrake on.
Holding the car with the footbrake, especially with the gears in 1st, with someone crossing in front of you is regarded as a dangerous practice.
We have small roads here, not sure where you'd go if you were stopped at a crossing or a red, and someone 'was coming up fast behind you'.
patrick0brien said:-RedTomato
This is interesting to me as when I was instructed, and I've never seen any law in any state to the contrary, that a person, while at stop would stay using footbrake (and in neutral preferrably - not required), because if somebody were to come up behind too quickly, the brake could be released to lessen any impact - I distinctly remember hearing those words in class.
Q When do you use the handbrake apart from when parked the car. Do you always have to apply the handbrake when stopped on a hill?
A The handbrake is used to secure the car when you park it or are stationary for more than a few moments. It is also used to help you time moving off into gaps in the traffic.
In the UK, Hong Kong, mainland China, Germany, Poland, and Iceland, among others, the sequence includes red + amber together before green, which helps draw attention to the impending change to green, to allow drivers to prepare to move off. (In many of these jurisdictions, such as the UK, it is customary for drivers to select neutral and/or use the handbrake at red lights; the additional phase gives the driver time to select first gear/release the handbrake before the light turns green).
Is it necessary to apply the handbrake every time you stop?
In a manual vehicle - yes. Use the hand brake even on a level ground take-off. It frees up the right foot to get ready on the accelerator. Stopping with the clutch down and no handbrake, a car may move by a gust of wind, without the driver realizing.
In manual and automatic vehicles, during a prolonged stop (at traffic lights, especially when pedestrians are crossing right in front of you), it is also advisable to apply the handbrake and shift the gear lever into N (neutral). Do the same anytime whilst temporarily parked, (to check the roadmap, searching for an object in the glove box or while talking to someone in the driveway etc). The car is safe while attending other matters.
Starting on a hill, even an automatic car can roll back, if the gradient is steep enough. Apply the handbrake firmly. Before take-off, give a little acceleration just before releasing the handbrake.
Starting on a hill, even an automatic car can roll back, if the gradient is steep enough. Apply the handbrake firmly. Before take-off, give a little acceleration just before releasing the handbrake.
DeSnousa said:That has always been my problem as I approach my driving test, finding the point of balance is easy when I don't use the brake take-off, but when I do use the brake take-off, especially on a large hill, I get nervous and stall quite regularly I don't know why, but that is what happens, although it is slowly starting to get better.
It's weird because I hear the tonal change which I assume is the point of balance, I release the brake, and off I roll backwards. So I guess out habit I release the clutch to much.
Who else hates brake take-off's? My mate says he never uses it, he says that you get used to finding the point of balance that you only roll back and inch or two at the most, even on hills?
DeSnousa said:That has always been my problem as I approach my driving test, finding the point of balance is easy when I don't use the brake take-off, but when I do use the brake take-off, especially on a large hill, I get nervous and stall quite regularly I don't know why, but that is what happens, although it is slowly starting to get better.
It's weird because I hear the tonal change which I assume is the point of balance, I release the brake, and off I roll backwards. So I guess out habit I release the clutch to much.
Who else hates brake take-off's? My mate says he never uses it, he says that you get used to finding the point of balance that you only roll back and inch or two at the most, even on hills?
DeSnousa said:My mate says he never uses it, he says that you get used to finding the point of balance that you only roll back and inch or two at the most, even on hills?
DeSnousa said:I think the main problem is getting nervous on a hill with rolling back, I need to chill some more
RedTomato said:In the uk, rolling back, even half an inch, is a instant fail in the driving test. Hmm, I did a lot of hill starts while learning...
Wes said:As somebody who recently passed my UK driving test I'm quite sure that rolling backwards is not an automatic fail depending on the conditions.
If say you are doing a 3 point turn and roll towards the kerb during the reversing stage you will get a minor for control.