Amadeus
10-09-14, 09:15 PM
In St Ives (don't bother - plenty of loos everywhere but when the tourist office charges a quid for a very basic street map, needed because a lot of streets have no signs, something is wrong).
Anyway. To leave my hotel I go up an incredibly steep hill and something my handbrake struggles with. I was riding the clutch this morning as there was someone in front of me who was faffing. Got quite a sudden and large cloud of smoke from under the bonnet, think it was the clutch struggling. With hindsight it wasn't my finest moment.
So, having done this (car seems fine now) I assume it's done some damage but is it just going to mean that the clutch needs replacing earlier than normally? When this sort of thing happens does it mean that I've worn out 1/10 mm of clutch plate surface or almost all of it? Thoughts?
Thanks
Anyway. To leave my hotel I go up an incredibly steep hill and something my handbrake struggles with. I was riding the clutch this morning as there was someone in front of me who was faffing. Got quite a sudden and large cloud of smoke from under the bonnet, think it was the clutch struggling. With hindsight it wasn't my finest moment.
So, having done this (car seems fine now) I assume it's done some damage but is it just going to mean that the clutch needs replacing earlier than normally? When this sort of thing happens does it mean that I've worn out 1/10 mm of clutch plate surface or almost all of it? Thoughts?
Thanks