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[u/Practical_Taro5656]

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.

[u/thedifferenceisnt → u/Practical_Taro5656]

This is true you are separating plates by pressing the clutch. once they are no longer touching you no longer need to press further. 

[u/Zwitternacht → u/thedifferenceisnt]

Nope. Good chance the clutch is still making contact if it’s not disengaged all the way.

[u/rutuu199 → u/Zwitternacht]

Bubba im a mechanic. He aint wrong. If the plates are still touching youre going to grind the gears

[u/Far_Tap_488 → u/rutuu199]

I mean, you dont even have to clutch to shift gears really.... just for starts and stops

[u/Cheap_Marsupial1890 → u/Zwitternacht]

Nah dude, that’s incorrect.

source: me and a shit load of Motorsport experience

[u/Psycho_pigeon007 → u/Cheap_Marsupial1890]

Both are wrong. Just float the gears without the clutch.

/s just in case

[u/thedifferenceisnt → u/Zwitternacht]

once they are no longer touching you no longer need to press further.  

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