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Old 04-11-2009, 10:59 PM   #11
wjones14

 
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Originally Posted by dougmac View Post
Personally, I knock mine out of gear as I come up to a light without even touching the clutch pedal and roll to a stop ... then push in the clutch / put it in gear right as the light is about to change. This saves wear & tear on the T-O bearing and my left leg.

Doug
I've been doing the same thing ever since I figured out that you can easily pop the car out of gear into neutral without clutching, as long as you let the revs die first. I mean I don't do it every time, but when I'm lazy.

But I never did understand WHY it's so easy to pop the tranny out of gear with only an easy tap on the shifter and no clutch - does anyone know?
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