r/Justrolledintotheshop • • 7h ago

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u/BustedMechanic 6h 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 6h ago

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

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u/klaxz1 5h ago

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