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[Fryedbm]

I'm so excited to report that is is official. I just took it on a drive and she drove and shifted BEAUTIFULLY!!!!!
Now; one more thing, I was always told that when you're slowing down especially to a stop that you should go through all the gears cuz it was bad on the transmission or the clutch not to. Is that true? If I knowing I'm coming up on a stop sign or a stop light is it okay or even better to just throw it into neutral and Coast?

 

[Uncle Gump]

I'm not buying that not down shifting is bad on anything.

 

[Curious Hound]

I don’t see how it could hurt anything. All downshifting does, is it gives you opportunity to do engine braking and use your wheel brakes less.

I often skip gears. I do some downshifting and engine braking. And sometimes I just take it out of gear and use the brake pedal. There are times when lightly loaded and not in a hurry, that I will skip gears when accelerating, too - usually third.

 

[9723]

Not downshifting is easier on the trans, harder on the brakes.

 

[rubydist]

And even if you choose to downshift to get engine braking, you certainly do not have to go through all of the gears!

 

[Fryedbm]

Average life span of a clutch? 50,000 miles?

 

[9723]

Average life span of a clutch? 50,000 miles?

50k? I'm getting 150-170k, but I buy exedy and match engine/trans rpms during the downshift.
You hear big-rig drivers do that, yes because they want engine braking, but they want preserve the clutch (and gears). Me too! ....but I keep my vehicles a long time. I've had my Ranger 20 years.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Average life span of a clutch? 50,000 miles?

Really depends on abuse... but I would say average is north of 100k miles

 

[Bgunner]

If the driver doesn't slip the clutch a lot and takes there foot off the pedal between shifts 100k -120k. This depends on the driver and type of traffic it is used in. Constant city driving will ware a clutch much faster than highway driving due to more shifting. My truck got 130K out of the original clutch but was a lot of highway miles with light city driving.

 

[Fryedbm]

50k? I'm getting 150-170k, but I buy exedy and match engine/trans rpms during the downshift.
You hear big-rig drivers do that, yes because they want engine braking, but they want preserve the clutch (and gears). Me too! ....but I keep my vehicles a long time. I've had my Ranger 20 years.

Ty

 

[Fryedbm]

Really depends on abuse... but I would say average is north of 100k miles

Ty

 

[Fryedbm]

I have received so much help from this group I would like to do some financial support. How can I go about that?

 

[Curious Hound]

I have received so much help from this group I would like to do some financial support. How can I go about that?

We are all volunteers here. There is no profit being made on this website. If you value the site and get good use out of it, become a supporting member for $10 per year. That helps pay for server space, domain registration and software to run the site.

https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?account/upgrades

 

[Fryedbm]

We are all volunteers here. There is no profit being made on this website. If you value the site and get good use out of it, become a supporting member for $10 per year. That helps pay for server space, domain registration and software to run the site.

https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?account/upgrades

Ty. BTW.... THANK YOU for your service to this country!!!

 

[Fryedbm]

@pjtoledo THANK YOU for your service to this country!!!!