Hi guys.,

ok after work I run into alot of traffic jam...

is the bad for the gears:

the traffic is hardly moving and when it does, it only move up to 4-7mph..

This is what I do. .. Shift to 1st... no gas and just feather the clutch enough that it move the car slowly... by doing this I can get the car up to 6mph. But is this bad?????????

or if i'm rolling.. I'll be in 2nd, and feather the clutch with no gas. then I'm around at 8-10mph...


will this damage the gear by just feathering the clutch to bearly gripping the gears and let go?

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any Tips for Shifting in traffic?

 

I don't think it will cause any damage... thats pretty much how I drive when I'm in traffic. I figure the less you slip it, the better it will be for your clutch. I try to not use that much gas, if any, when in traffic. As long as you aren't revving it up to 6-8k and barely letting out the clutch, I think you'll be alright .

 

Damage? It'll cause a little clutch wear, but damage is a strong word for feathering the clutch. You can roll along in first at about 6mph at idle. This is usefull for slow but not stopped traffic.

 

yea its stop and slow traffic.... this is when I wish I had the BMW SMG.. lol.

but yea.. feathering is the only thing I can figure out for slow traffic.. unless there is another method?

 

i usually try to let the clutch out and let the car creep at a specific speed. to do this you need to gauge the optimum distnace so you dont have to let the clutch in but also you dont leave a big enough gap for people to cut you. you cant do this in dead traffic though.

 

i sometimes do that in traffic too... the other method i use in traffic is to speed up in 1st (just like normal driving) then pop it neutral and just coast til i have to stop. then do the whole process again.

 

That's my method, the 1st/2nd gear then coast method. It's great the S has great coasting abilities.

 

I try to just roll at a low constant speed rather than stop-go-stop-go and sit on the car in front of mine's bumper, but people like to pull in front of me if the opening gets too big. The best is getting next to a like-minded individual and we both slowly roll together.

Feathering when you're not running the rpms high won't do anything more than normal wear.

 

Wouldn't it still be putting more wear on the clutch than letting the clutch totally out and coasting and using a bit of gas when neccesary?

 

If I'm going too slow to fully engage the clutch in first I just get the car rolling and let it coast. If I"m going too slowly to fully engage the clutch in second, I downshift.

Feathering the clutch at moderate revs probably won't hurt anything, but it might well shorten the clutch life a little (depending on how it's done and how often).