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Quote: Originally Posted by burns863 (original)

You know what, I was trying to think yesterday of anything I may do that could cause excessive wear and quite often I rest my foot on the clutch. Only very lightly and it doesnt seem to maker any difference but I will stop this now. Didnt think it would make a difference if it was really light? Oh and I often rest my hand on the gearstick too

Once the engine and gearbox are warmed up, does hard acceleration in lower gears put stress on the box? I was always under the impression that once in gear, any hard acceleration would affect the engine if anything? And not just the box?

Tbh my dad goes through a clutch a year in his rover 400 as he cant move his foot off the clutch easily, even light pressure can cause wear.... although it tends to manifest in the clutch rather than the gearbox...

no problem with hard acceleration though