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Old 11-25-2009, 12:01 AM   #180 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Rick -
My only concern is that the TC clutch is actually slipping while at idle, which might be wearing it.

For the sake of the clutch, I'd probably install a throttle switch so that the power was cut if the accelerator isn't being used, or if the brakes are applied, either way.
+1 I would allow the TC to resume normal operation at a stop or very low speeds, the TCC is clearly not designed to handle so much slipping. Under normal conditions it would see much less slippage then even a traditional clutch in a manual transmission since it would only lock when input and output speeds were very close to unity, and unlock under heavy loads.
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