Hi. IF you disengage the clutch while you still have your foot on the gas, would that wear the clutch faster or damage it?

 

Yes.

 

Can you be more specific. I'm not sure how the clutch works. Why would it damage the clutch?

 

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Because the flywheel is still spinning very fast when you disengage the clutch. Wears the surface more quickly.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm

 

I disagree. The only detrimental issue is the sudden no load condition on the motor. But it should not damage the clutch unless you hold it a just partially disengagged and let it slip (can you say heat buildup) but not completely release the clutch.

 

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You would have to press the clutch faster than a human possibly could.

At 7000rpms there is no feasible clutch release point that doesn't let the flywheel skip across the clutch a few dozen times.