99firehawk

synros usaly fail from abuse, not fully releaseing the clutch before shifting, grinding shifts ect.
synro wear is the last thing i think about when i drive my car

ElTorrente

All you gotta do is put it in nuetral and push the clutch in and release. When the light turns green, you just slide it right into gear and everything is synched up already. If you are sitting there with your foot on the clutch, then in theory you are wearing the springs of the clutch out slightly faster. Doesn't make much of a difference- but also I just hate sitting there with my clutch pushed in. Anyway- just put it in nuetral and cycle the clutch once and you are good to go.

Mike Murphy

Yes, you're right, the input shaft never stops spinning, but the drag is minimal. Just like the brake pads on the rotor, if you jack up the car, you should be able to freely spin the wheel, even though the brake pads are extremely close. The pads, by the way, should not be touching. Same with the clutch. But, you will get some drag from the rest of the components. So, while it is spinning, the drag is minimal. In other words, it could take 1,2,3,5, or even 10 seconds to get the input shaft back up to spinning. It depends on how much drag, but a good clutch that is fully depressed will have minimal drag.