@lennartgoosens

I'll blow your mind even more: we're always told not to release the clutch pedal too quickly, as if there were some magic amount of time the clutch needs to engage without stalling. NOT the case. Instead, there is a certain speed above which to release the clutch. Keep it at the gripping point until you are driving at that speed, then release.

This is because the clutch's job is to match wheel speed and engine speed, but the engine can't run below a certain speed. That's why at first, the clutch plates need to slip against each other. When the car has reached a speed above the threshold is when they can be fully engaged.

The moment this clicked for me, was during my very last driving lesson. Another car just barely ran a red light, so I temporarily had to let off the gas and enter the intersection at a slower speed than normally. The car stalled even though I carefully took the same amount of time as always - I just hadn't gotten up to the same speed.
After that, passed my exam with flying colours.

@Demi4tg

Short, informative, easy to understand, direct to the point. Well done mister.

@Simeon_Enosh

The "discs" are the flywheel and the transmission for those wondering, the clutch just separates or joins the two.

@ThomasShelby274

my main problem while learning to drive😢 the car won't stop jerking 😭 thank you so much❤❤❤

@YuzinhaSz

Revving up a little bit before releasing the clutch also helps to avoid stalling, but you need to release the ckutch even slower or else the car will launch abruptly as well

@emmanuelchinedu754

Thanks a million Sir!!! I needed this so badly

@dohc16vturbo4g63

This is why rev matching is important❤

@P1nk_3l00d

Thank you!

@chome_2023

Thank you for this

@Metalshark100

Should have added that the intended speed of the clutch is determined by the gear you're in and if you rev the car whilst in gear with pictures. But just showing how a clutch works is good for this.

@littlegamer6332

Its a little harder for my manuel because it doesn't have a rpm speedometer.

@floot727

The animation doesn't show the most important parts of the clutch quite accurately - 1) the clutch is designed to continuously slip on the moving parts, just like brakes, the slipping (as completely not illustrated on the animations) is the whole secret behind smooth power transition 2) you keep releasing the clutch slowly as you transition the power onto the wheels (on takeoff - you hold it at biting point for a sec before continuing), if you drop the pedal like the animation shows you to, it'll jolt and possibly stall

@douglasmaiamunizgontijo6237

In a race, if i release the clutch slowly i dont lost some aceleration?
(Sorry for bad english).

@spacenodus7959

But wouldn't you wear the clutch if you hold it so much

@tutacat

Actually, you have to hold it close to the bite, you can't just keep releasing it in one motion

@OscarIsidro-d7s

Hmmm 🤔

@riceenjoyer26

i floor it and dump in video games

@289diecast

Why companies started making automatics lol

@VishwasRavindran92

Thats one of the stupidest mechanic ever in a manual car. 100 years of engineering still being used by 100 year old mechanism.