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Jul 22, 2001 | 02:58 AM

slothshady

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you guys talk about burning up the clutch on here... could you clarify. what is the proper way to tow with a manual tranny.

Jul 22, 2001 | 02:21 PM

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I guess they are talking about first gear and riding the clutch. I had a 300 with the 5spd and backing into my driveway really tough on the clutch. After the first time I would us 4WL and it worked like a dream around the boat ramp and driveway. But the only problem is that you can not use 4WL if you are at a light or stop sign. I guess the best advice is get it into gear as quickly as you can and avoid riding the clutch.

Or install a heavy duty clutch.

Rick

Jul 22, 2001 | 09:08 PM

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ok i see

Jul 23, 2001 | 12:34 AM

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It is like a burning brake smell....it you smell that then you are burning your clutch. :-o

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Jul 23, 2001 | 03:18 PM

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Answer is simple, learn to take off and shift like the rig drivers do, they only use the clutch to take off. When going through the gears, they don't use the clutch. It takes a while to learn to do this, better to let a rig driver teach you how.

Jul 24, 2001 | 07:32 PM

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You want to slip the clutch as little as possible. This is why many stick shifts come with a tach.

When going between gears adjust the engine speed for the new gear. If your up shifting, let the engine slow down, try to drop the engine speed so that clutch will have to slip as little as possible. If your down shifting you will have to rev the engine up.

Starting from a dead stop always requires that the clutch slips. If the load is large you just have to use granny to get started to minimize the slipping. Then just wind it out and then shift as above.

Bob
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'88 F150 LWB 4x2, XLT Lariat, 302, 5 speed, 3.08
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Jul 25, 2001 | 06:29 AM

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If you have a 4x4, you can always start in Low Range when on steep grades just to get rolling. I have manual hubs so I leave the fronts unlocked and shift into low range for backing up slow or starting on grades where the clutch would normally have to slip to get going. Amazing how much you can pull once you get it rolling.