siegfried wrote:
>
> With the amount of throw-out bearing failures I've seen, just pressing
> the clutch, much less while starting, is a spooky experience.
>
> Another phenomena I've noticed is that while starting the car, gear
> disengaged/clutch engaged (no foot on clutch pedal), the car lurches
> forward. Is it the law of conservation of angular momentum at play
> here? or maybe my gear oil is too viscous/thick? Anybody else
> experienced this?
>
> Siegfried
> SV
I always start my car in neutral (except when my slave cylinder exploded
and I had to drive home with no clutch) and have not seen this problem.
Are you using your emergency brake? What part of the country are you in?
Extremely cold weather can change the oil to molasses(?).
Sergio
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