What kills your clutch, and how to avoid it

Published: Aug. 1, 2021, 4:41 a.m.

If you are waiting at red lights with your foot on the clutch, poised to take off, with first gear selected, you are almost certainly shortening the life of your clutch - and maybe also blowing your engine.

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Two reasons for this. One is really good, and the other is even better.

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(Warning - this report contains actual physics, and basic metallurgy...)

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