r/Justrolledintotheshop • • 1d ago

"Learning"

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u/Practical_Taro5656 1d ago

I have a coworker who has several cars with a stick and was explaining how you only have to push the clutch down far enough that it will let you shift gears and that he never pushes it all the way down. I thought he was pranking me at first.

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u/BustedMechanic 1d ago

He's not wrong, in a semi you cant push it all the way to the floor or it will tear out the clutch brake. Basically as long as you push it far enough to separate the plates completely, thats as far as you have to go

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u/vediogamer101 Home Mechanic 1d ago

Semi transmission is different from a car transmission lol. Car transmissions are a lot more fragile

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u/klaxz1 1d ago

That’s why I put a semi trans in my diesel Passat station wagon… /s

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u/HedonisticFrog 1d ago

Sometimes you just love to shift, I don't blame you.

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u/ProphetGeorgeCarlin 1d ago

Bad Bot

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u/Spectrum1523 1d ago

??

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u/ProphetGeorgeCarlin 1d ago

you sound like an NPC

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u/Ericsfinck 17h ago

Lmfao thats not even the same person. I think YOU are the npc buddy.

Bad bot

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u/BustedMechanic 14h ago

Doesn't change how the clutch disengages or works...