Every time the clutch is operated, slippage occurs between the clutch disc and the pressure plate/flywheel. There’s no getting around this. This slippage removes some of the friction material from the clutch disc.
So if I hold the clutch pedal down at stops, as opposed to stepping on the clutch pedal, shifting into neutral, releasing the clutch pedal, then stepping on the clutch pedal to put the transmission into gear, and then letting off the clutch pedal to go, I only cycle the clutch and throw out bearing half the number of times.
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