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Originally Posted by pwd72s
Of course, Stijn...we crude Americans know for a fact the Europe does everything better. But do keep on reminding us.  |
Well when it's about driving a manual, i would have no doubt bout that
since that's all we had untill recently. To us it's normal, and not something anybody discusses technique about.. If you drive a car, you know how to drive a manual around here.
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Originally Posted by masraum
The theory, as I understand it, about the thrust bearing is that the pressure from the back end keeps the crank from moving forward/backward like it would/could with the clutch pressed.
I thought that to pass a driving test over there, you had to put the car in neutral with the parking brake on at stops. Maybe that's just an England thing, or maybe I'm completely off-base.
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Not in Belgium, you do have to park on an steep incline
show you can stop the car, put on the parking brake
and then drive off again without stalling the engine, which requires proper use of the clutch and some coordination
You wouldn't put it in neutral on an incline as you are supposed to park it in gear to assist the parking brake on the incline.
Either way, The question remains
Who here has first hand , ever seen a broken transmission, with a pilot bearing being the fault.
Millions of cars
millions of drivers
Find me one example if you want to give the theory some credibility
Surely that's not to much to ask ?
And if you can't offer a first hand example
The internet is very big and has all kinds of examples
1 forum topic anywhere, any car brand
title "My transmission is broken"
and somewhere in the thread "we tore it down, turns out that it was the pilot bearing, mechanic asked if i keep it in gear, clutch out at stop lights"