When using the clutch the car, drivers tend to have many hobbies which eventually shorten the life of this piece suffered much wear and friction, which is at the core of its operation. If you can change these habits, you can make your clutch work properly for longer. In unComo.com we explain some rules on how to care for the clutch the car.

Instructions

1. When you are stopped at traffic lights or in heavy traffic because, put always neutral and release the clutch, putting your foot on the footrest. If you leave it on the foot, even when disengaged, always will exercise a slight pressure will cause the clutch to wear. You will also have a forced position that can cause problems in the foot.
2. At times when you have to press and release the clutch, do it gently and always accompanying your foot the route from start to finish.
3. When starting the car, as you hit the gas, see releasing the clutch so that it is a perfectly synchronized movement. Never step on the accelerator while keeping the clutch depressed, all you get is noise with the engine.
4. In the times when you change gears, the clutch always to the bottom. When you want to change up quickly without reaching a tendency to make the walk to the end, an error that will cause the clutch to wear before.
5. Some drivers keep the clutch disengaged on the slopes, when they have to get the car stopped, as a security measure. It is wrong, what to do in these cases is to put the car in neutral, as long as the car is on and running.
6. What we can do as an additional security measure, in addition to keeping foot on brake, set the parking brake.
7. Do not perform the maneuver double clutch, i.e. the accelerator when you release the clutch to reduce to a lower gear the motor rotation speed approaches that should be in the new gear.

This operation, which requires skill, is unnecessary in most cars today as they carry synchronized gears, but is relatively common in manual shift trucks.

If you follow these tips, you can prolong the life of your clutch.