if i step on the clutch for long time while it is in neutral , will it hurt the clutch?

if i step on both clutch and brake, and in first gear, will it hurt the clutch too?

for example , stop in front of red light

 

1. Just don't. If you're in neutral, there's no reason to keep the clutch open.

2. Huh? I think you're asking about holding the clutch open while you're waiting for the light to change?

It's not the end of the world, but it's a bad habit that I've only ever seen beginners do. Use the clutch for what it's made to do - facilitate changing gears. That's it. Open clutch, change/engage gear, close clutch.

 

Neither case hurts the clutch itself, but stepping on the clutch puts the throw-out bearing under load. Lots of time on the throw-out bearing can wear it out.

 

I'd get off the clutch and off the brake at lights. I was always taught to use the handbrake when your car is stopped.

 

^ I agree especially after hard braking. It just seemed to me that letting your pad sit on scorching hot rotors is just beggin for a trip to warp town.

 

You do NOT want to use your handbrake after your brakes are scorching hot--this is how you warp rotors.

As stated earlier, holding your clutch down pedal down will put load on your throwout bearing and doing this a lot can cause premature failure of the bearing.

 

So we don't have drum type e-brakes then...... That's interesting to know....... You learn something new everday.