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Originally Posted by TOPEC
do u guys all give it throttle while letting the clutch out when starting off a hill? cus if u do ur doing it wrong, thats y the clutch wears out fast...
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What do you mean? If you don't add in gas you aren't going to be moving anywhere on any uphill.
I think it's wrong if you still have your clutch partially engaged for any longer than a full second.
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Originally Posted by ZN6
Ebrake method saves your clutch on a hill. I used to not use the handbrake while on a hill but the cost of replacing a worn clutch is much greater than replacing brakes.
On another note, extended depression of the clutch wears out the throwout bearing more quickly. The more you move the clutch either stopped or moving, the more wear you will put on it. Then you see the dumb ass drivers that roll back and forth using the friction point on a hill thinking they are bad ass but I feel sorry for the clutch disc screaming in agony of the dumb ass driver.
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I don't think there's much of a difference with respect to wear using the ebrake method or the brake + quickly switch into gear method.
I do believe there is more wear when people don't have enough practice with the brake + quickly switch into gear method, because they're rolling back and they're slipping the clutch to try to gain momentum to move forward.
I don't use the ebrake myself, because on most uphills I won't roll back after letting go of my brakes as I can get into gear really quickly. Practice makes perfect. I start on hills as quickly as on a flat road.