# Shifting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting/47994>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, subaru\
**Created:** [April 26, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting/47994 "2010-04-26T15:29:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![marthaclark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@marthaclark](https://community.cartalk.com/u/marthaclark)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting/47994/1 "2010-04-26T15:29:18Z")

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is it bad for the car if shifting is done too soon (bogging sown the engine) or too late (after it has bogged down?) Are there speeds at which one should go through gears 1 through 5? My husband’s Outback needs a new clutch at 70k miles…Is this why?