5 bad habits that can kill a manual transmission prematurely

Many motorists ruin their own car without even realizing it. Traditionally, the gearbox gets the most. Today, the erroneous point of view that the automatic transmission is especially "pampered" has gained unprecedented popularity - the good old "mechanics" is another matter. This position actually has nothing to do with reality: there is a representative the number of driving errors that can ruin the manual transmission in the shortest possible time, leading to costly repair.

1. Incomplete clutch release

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Did you hear a grinding sound or any other furious sound when changing gears? Congratulations, the clutch was not fully depressed. Pressing the pedal is not completely harmful. Holding the grip for too long is also harmful. In both cases, the friction discs begin to suffer in the box, the wear of which at such moments is seriously accelerated.

2. Downgrade too early

Any attempt to downshift at medium engine speeds is fraught with the risk of the engine spinning even more. Very often, such an error leads to a violation of all permissible limits for a particular gear. In the most advanced cases, a characteristic "peck" of the car may occur. In this case, not only the gearbox wear but also the engine wear is accelerated.

3. Engaging reverse to stop

A fairly common mistake, especially among novice drivers. It should be understood that the reverse gear in the manual transmission can be switched only when the shaft is inoperative and the rear wheels are completely stopped. Any attempt to make an early shift leads to an impact, which very much wears out the moving parts of the transmission and does not thereby add to its service life.

4. Shifting gears jerkily

Any abrupt gear change ends with a characteristic jerk. The latter are far from as harmless to the car's structure as it might seem at first. For mechanics, inaccurate gear shifting is especially important, since there are no insurance hydraulic mechanisms in it.

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5. Stopping with the clutch depressed

An important thing to remember: the longer the clutch of the car is open, the faster and more the load on the transmission increases. Keeping the clutch pedal depressed at traffic lights is not a good idea. Regularly holding the pedal in this position leads to premature failure of the entire system.

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Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/241220/57224/

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