You seem to be imagining people HYAAAAAHHing their foot on the clutch pedal full force with bulging veins on their temples. It’s just that you typically put quite a bit more force on that pedal compared to a brake pedal even if it’s not exactly violent. It’s slamming in relative terms.
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PapaStevesy@midwest.social 3 months agoWhat “slam” though? Why not just press the clutch down? I’ve driven manuals before and definitely didn’t have to do any slamming of the pedals, it worked great.
herrvogel@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Because there is no inherent benefit to easing the clutch “in”. At least that’s the reason they gave me when I was learning how to drive, and my mechanic doesn’t seem to disagree. Basically, you want to disengage the transmission from the engine as soon as possible (especially when you’re doing that to benefit from the engine brake), change your gear, then gently ease the clutch “out”
NaoPb@eviltoast.org 3 months ago
Easing it in could in theory lead to a slipping clutch plate which might wear it out sooner. Completely disangaging the clutch without delay seems to be the best to me.
villainy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I figured this meme and all discussion around it was in the context of an emergency situation. Emergency stop needed, adrenaline boosts, pedal slamming ensues.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Well, it goes a lot further down than the brake pedal. It’s a relative slam.
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah, it’s not “emergency brake” levels of slam (where you would indeed slam on both pedals), but it usually gets pressed a lot faster and harder than how you’d press on the braking pedal when braking normally.