I've been reading the traffic regarding pressure on the clutch pedal while
in idle, and I offer the following.

I am the original owner of a 1973 Ghia Vert. It has ~95K on the ORIGINAL
clutch (all components). I do drive conservatively, and have always
"tapped" the transmission into neutral upon coming to a stop. By "tapped",
I mean easing up on the accelerator pedal and just tapping  the gear shift
lever into neutral without depressing the clutch pedal at all. I don't
really know it this has contributed to clutch component longevity or not,
but it seems logical to me that the less one uses a moving part, the longer
it may last.

Does anyone have a comment on this practice of tapping into neutral without
depressing the clutch pedal?

Incidentally, I am also the original owner of a 1981 Vanagon Westy.

Mick

Michael A. "Mick" Owens
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