I've searched this a few times but didn't find anything related to this so here goes.

I've been driving manual since August 2005. From the beginning, I'd always press the clutch all the way to the bottom before changing gears. Recently I tried changing gears without it being pressed all the way and to my surprise, It actually worked without any gear grind. I found that I was able to change gears as soon as I hit the friction point of the clutch.

Now my question is : By not engaging the clutch all the way, will this wear out the gears prematurely or is the clutch made to be shifted that way?

 

Clutch has about 1 inch of extra space at the bottom of the pedal. As long as the clutch is disengaged, it's safe to shift.

 

My left foot presses as far as it feels is safe. Every once in awhile we will have a talk because he isn't paying attention and will make my right hand grind a gear, or miss a gear.

.....and I'm not crazy for talking to my extremeties.

 

My talk usually goes something like this "awww ****"

 

you dont have to compress the clutch as far in becuase our cars come stock with a shorter clutch. thus you only have to engage your clutch about 2 inches for it to work. its all bout the ralliart baby.

 

My car is pretty advanced, it does all of that for me!

Just lose a little speed and driving fun because of it. Great for traffic though.

 

I thought with a hydraulic clutch it would be wise to push it right down.

I remember my old civic with cable I would just smash away on it

 

I drop it about 2 inches down and it releases... i love it, compared to other cars where i have to drop it like 3-4 inches down to get the clutch to release

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=169531
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=172128

Try this, helps with making shifting faster. If you still want/need more info after reading the above threads reply here or pm me.