I don't think I'm putting extra wear on the clutch. The clutch is fully engaged when I'm slowing down. It's not slipping at that point. It's getting the same wear whether I'm accelerating in gear, decelerating in gear, or cruising at speed.
The transmission is getting more wear since in my car, it is connected to the final drive in most of my driving instead of being disconnected when I'm slowing down . . . but I think the additional wear due to that is not enough to keep me from reaching my current goal of 200k miles with the current engine + tranny. |