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Re: Help!!! I dont know what's wrong
"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message news:a6171$454ac33b$47c2b532$32482@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
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> "Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote in message news:GfmdnWHZWPkTK9fYnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@giganews.com...[color=green]
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>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message news:pan.2006.11.02.21.15.07.220712@AE86.gts...[color=darkred]
>>> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:15:35 -0600, Ray O wrote:
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>>>> <socorro_9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1162501585.779336.109680@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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>>>>> Ray O wrote:
>>>> That sounds like a worn clutch or worn pressure plate.
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>>>> Factors that cause rapid clutch wear are drivers who are relatively new to
>>>> driving a vehicle with a manual transmission, excessive slipping of the
>>>> clutch, drive frequently in stop-and-go traffic, downshift frequently,
>>>> frequent start on inclines, and holding the car on an incline by slipping
>>>> the clutch instead of using the brake.
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>>> Hey, Ray, I always downshift. Have been since I bought my first Toyota.
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>>> What do you mean by "Downshift Frequently"?
>>> I have 259,000 on the ORIGINAL clutch on my Corolla, and the Corolla
>>> before that went 235,000 on the original clutch![/color]
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>> When I had Corolla manuals, I also downshifted fairly often instead of braking, & would often hold the car on a hill by slipping
>> the clutch. Never had the cars beyond 6 years or the high mileage you've had, but never had any clutch probs, either.
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>> Cathy
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> Brakes are much cheaper to service than replacing the clutch. Downshifting instead of braking and holding the car on a hill by
> slipping the clutch are the worst things you can do for clutch life. You sold your clutch problems to someone else.
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> Ray O
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If your good at shifting then there is no wear changing gears. Heck I'd bet my paycheck
that I could jump into any typical car and not even use the clutch when shifting gears
smooth enough no one would notice.
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