Do you push the clutch down to the floor?
Just because you can do something without hearing grinding like pulling the trans out of gear without hitting the clutch or shifting without using a clutch doesn’t mean you aren’t causing unnecessary wear on your transmission. You shouldn’t have to push it all the way down to the floor.
What happens when you push down on the clutch pedal?
What this means in practical term is that when you push down on the clutch pedal, the clutch plate itself is either not engaging or disengaging when you release the pedal. In a clutch that is at Death’s door, it could be doing both – but that car is going to be very hard to drive!
Do you have to push the clutch to go to neutral?
Most cars don’t even require pushing in the clutch to go to neutral. Blip the throttle and you can pull it right out of gear. If it’s fully engaged, pushing the pedal further isn’t doing anything. You don’t need to go past the point of full engagement. My buddy does it on his G37 and it seems to be fine.
Why does my Clutch not shift into gears?
Q: My clutch won’t let me shift into gears, and my clutch feels soft when pressed down. Here’s my issue, I can’t shift gears when I press down the clutch. Instead when I try to shift, it doesn’t go into gear and I hear a loud gear grinding noise every time. Although I can shift when the car is off and it moves.
Just because you can do something without hearing grinding like pulling the trans out of gear without hitting the clutch or shifting without using a clutch doesn’t mean you aren’t causing unnecessary wear on your transmission. You shouldn’t have to push it all the way down to the floor.
Q: My clutch won’t let me shift into gears, and my clutch feels soft when pressed down. Here’s my issue, I can’t shift gears when I press down the clutch. Instead when I try to shift, it doesn’t go into gear and I hear a loud gear grinding noise every time. Although I can shift when the car is off and it moves.
What this means in practical term is that when you push down on the clutch pedal, the clutch plate itself is either not engaging or disengaging when you release the pedal. In a clutch that is at Death’s door, it could be doing both – but that car is going to be very hard to drive!
Most cars don’t even require pushing in the clutch to go to neutral. Blip the throttle and you can pull it right out of gear. If it’s fully engaged, pushing the pedal further isn’t doing anything. You don’t need to go past the point of full engagement. My buddy does it on his G37 and it seems to be fine.