How To Care For A Car Clutch

The car clutch is one of the most important parts it has. Your task is to change gears in synchronization with the gear lever.

To activate it, you must step on a lever, you must step on it to change from one gear to another, for this reason it is a vital piece that if it breaks down, it can leave us stranded in one gear or make it difficult for us to change to another.

But unfortunately, the clutch is a part that can wear out easily. Between that we are constantly using it and that we do not do it completely correctly due to driving vices.

Even if there comes a day when it ends up breaking with use, if the proper guidelines are followed, you can learn to take care of this small part of the car. Just follow the instructions given in this article and it will last you many more years.

What do you need to take care of a car clutch?

• Have a car
• Have a driving license.

Instructions to care for a car clutch

1. Change gears well: Even if you have a driver’s license, it does not mean that you are a perfect driver. Don’t get me wrong, what I want to tell you is that when you’ve already passed the driving school, you don’t worry about doing everything perfectly, which makes you do some things incorrectly, such as the issue of the clutch, which wears it out. To perform a correct gear change, the following must be done.
   1. Push fully and put the gear: For a clean change, push fully and put the gear you want.
   2. Do not accelerate while the clutch is full: When you are changing gears, never press the accelerator as this is very bad for your vehicle, not only for the clutch, but for the engine.
   3. Release halfway: Once you have changed, you must release the clutch halfway, once it is released you can start accelerating.
   4. Release little by little in sync: Once you start accelerating, you should release it little by little as you accelerate. Accelerate just a tad and release the clutch more and more until it comes out completely, all this slowly and continuously.
   5. Release: Now that it is released, you should not step on it anymore until you change gear.
2. Avoid vices: You should also avoid the typical “vices” driving, that is, those hobbies that occur when we have already left the driving school.
   1. Stepping on the clutch unnecessarily: As I have already said, you should only step on it when you have to change, however, many people accidentally step on it when driving because they leave their foot there. For this reason, when you reach high gear or are in neutral, remove your foot so that you do not step on the clutch until it is your turn to do so.
   2. Over- accelerating: Another tendency is to accelerate the car at full throttle, even when the clutch is fully depressed. In today’s cars, the accelerator is very sensitive and stepping a little will be worth to pick up speed.
   3. Climbing slopes with the clutch: At the driving school they always said that you had to use the handbrake when you had to stop on a slope (for example in a traffic jam). The problem is that many people apply the foot brake and the clutch to stop, which wears the pedal a lot. Instead put the car in neutral and pull the parking brake.
3. Clutch maintenance: In addition to taking precautions, the clutch should also be monitored and maintained, since this way we will avoid greater evils. You have to look at the clutch pedal, if you see that it is not going well, you should go to the workshop to grease it to make it work fine again. Also look at the clutch disc that is not worn and the connection cables between the gearbox, the engine and the clutch. Change parts if necessary, because if you do not do so, it could lead to worse problems, such as a broken clutch gearbox.

Tips to take care of a car clutch

• Emergency: If your clutch breaks in the middle of the journey, there is a way to put gears, in this way you can take the car to the workshop. First we must accelerate the car, release and quickly put the gear and accelerate again. To downshift, you must release the accelerator enough or even brake so as not to rev the car. Another way is to start the car directly in second gear, so you will get out and you can drive at low speed. I repeat that this is only recommended in an emergency and that it is always advisable to call the tow truck.