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Old 03-03-2010, 02:38 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tonybui View Post
Do you guys take your foot off of the clutch when backing up? I always hold it in the "middle" because backing up only takes about less than 30 seconds. How do you guys do it?
Usually when I'm backing up, I pull the clutch to the friction point, accelerate, and then put the clutch back in. I might touch the friction point a few times, but for a short duration, with almost no throttle.

Clutches usually don't like to be held at their friction point for long; that slip is what generates heat, and that smell is you cooking the clutch. Light load slips aren't terrible, but not good for the clutch either.
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