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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
"To maximize my revenue and allow me to perform significantly more clutch repairs than I possibly could otherwise, please put the clutch in at every opportunity, especially when sitting at a stoplight. Definitely do not wait, with the vehicle motionless, with the transmission in neutral with the clutch out, because you will delay your arrival to my shop and my kids will starve".
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Very well put. I slip the trans in neutral and coast to a stop light or sign. Saves gas, wear and tear on engine AND throwout bearing. My manual transmissions last forever and I do very few clutch jobs on my cars. My 240D went 523,000 miles on the original transmission and it is still in excellent shape.
BTW, I have heard people say something like "you can save the brakes by braking with the engine." My response to that is that brakes are ridiculously cheap as compared to engines. I can stop a car MUCH cheaper with brakes.
It costs just as much labor to replace a throw out bearing as it does a clutch.
Have a great day,