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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / July 2007Stickshift disaster is worrying me :S
Hey, i just recently bought an 1999 acura interga in really good condition and with a good service record. My clutch and transmission are in excellent shape. However, the other night, i was trying to teach my clueless sister how to drive stickshift... she stalled the car 3 times in a row! :S the first time, she didnt properly press the clutch and there was a violent "shake" and the car stalled abruptly... the second time she gave the car wayyy too much gas, let go of the clutch too fast, screeching the tires and then again a violent shake and stalling the car abruplty...3rd time was even worse, same thing except i dunno what she was doing but it sounded also like the clutch made a squeeling sound as well before she let go too fast and stalled the car.. then we had to stop before i got a heart attack! :( Anyways, that had me really worried for a second that she might have damaged the transmission, engine, or grinded the gears... now i am worried, although when i drove the car after, EVERYTHING seemed perfectly fine, smooth, and sounded completely normal. The car drove EXACTLY the way it did the first time i tried it (in fact now that im used to this model, seems even smoother than the first time i drove it)...the only issue is, i am left with this mental scar of feeling the guilt of letting my new car possibly get harmed :( It's normal for the clutch to wear over time, ive heard clutch life estimates to be 7-10 years. Even though everything sounds and feels fine and there's nothing out of the ordinary, i just can't help worrying about it, that something may be damaged without being noticeable. Does anybody know what the chances are of damage after this one incident? She didnt redline or anything, probably wsa around 3000-4000 rpm at some point. My redline is at 6800. Im sure this happens all the time... just thinking about the driving school cars too, the manual models... This must happen to them all the time!! Anyways, can somebody please lend some insight, and help ease my mind..am i over-reacting? I just want to enjoy my new car!! If there were something wrong after this incident, I would hear it or feel it when driving the car, right? :) Thanks! > Hey, i just recently bought an 1999 acura interga in really good > condition and with a good service record. My clutch and transmission > are in excellent shape. However, the other night, i was trying to > teach my clueless sister how to drive stickshift... she stalled the > car 3 times in a row! That's quite normal. It takes time to get used using a clutch and so on. It does help if she uses 'sensible' shoes btw. There should be a law against driving in high heels. > may be damaged without being noticeable. Does anybody know what the > chances are of damage after this one incident? As close to nil as makes no odds. Clutches may last the life of the car if you're a good driver. Graham > Hey, i just recently bought an 1999 acura interga in really good > condition and with a good service record. My clutch and transmission [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > car!! If there were something wrong after this incident, I would hear > it or feel it when driving the car, right? :) Thanks! You're overreacting. Manual tranny/clutches do not wear/fail any more than the current autos do, never for the normal owner as he will trade cars long before one fails. Even a few errors as with you sister is going to do no serious harm. I drove manuals, most of them junker very high mileage cars from 1948 to 1972 and never replaced a tranny or clutch but once each. Clutch due to an engine change and I put in a new plate just as good practice while it was out of the car. Tranny was a 1937 Chev that ate them for an unknown reason. I replaced 3 of them in 1 year, lose it, grab the old man's car, to town junkyard, back and swap in only a couple hours. That one was my Senior year HS wheels. Harry K > is at 6800. Im sure this happens all the time... just thinking about > the driving school cars too, the manual models... This must happen to > them all the time!! Anyways, can somebody please lend some insight, > and help ease my mind..am i over-reacting? I just want to enjoy my new > car!! If there were something wrong after this incident, I would hear > it or feel it when driving the car, right? :) Thanks! I doubt any damage was done. If any was, it would be wear rather than damage and it would be a reduction of clutch life by some trivial, undetectable amount, like 1 mile. > the driving school cars too, the manual models... This must happen to > them all the time!! Anyways, can somebody please lend some insight, > and help ease my mind..am i over-reacting? I just want to enjoy my new > car!! If there were something wrong after this incident, I would hear > it or feel it when driving the car, right? :) Thanks! Your car is fine. The griding of the gears is trivial, as is the amount of wear on the clutch. >Hey, i just recently bought an 1999 acura interga in really good >condition and with a good service record. My clutch and transmission [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >car!! If there were something wrong after this incident, I would hear >it or feel it when driving the car, right? :) Thanks! Here's my way of teaching people to use a clutch. Put them in a parking lot. Tell them NOT to use the gas at all. Just have them practice letting the clutch up till they just feel (or see on the tach) that the engine is getting a load on it. Then slowly engage the clutch further (without using the gas) till the car is moving at idle speed. Once they can do that smoothly then you start having them give it some gas. > Here's my way of teaching people to use a clutch. Put them in a > parking lot. Tell them NOT to use the gas at all. Just have them [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > speed. Once they can do that smoothly then you start having them give > it some gas. My car bunnyhops like mad if you try that, and my previous car would stall. Guess it only works for some cars :) |
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