cyclrder

I'm new to my 2010 TT MT with 13K on the clock... I've been driving sticks from day one... but I find that the car is really hard to maneuver when backing up... it's hard to not slip the clutch. I have practically given up on trying to back into my garage as it has an incline and you just can't ease in without slipping or you find yourself going way to fast with the clutch out.

Anyone have thoughts or experiencing the same frustration and fear of burning the clutch?

USNA12

Did you buy the one from Norwell Porsche?

Dennis C

I owned a 997.1 TT, but I found the clutch to be somewhat difficult to operate. Like you, I have driven cars with manual transmissions for many years. The 997 TT clutch always felt to me like it had very little slip; it would bite hard once it was engaged. I found this to be the case in forward or reverse gears. I stalled the 997 TT more than any manual transmission car that I've ever driven.

acf

I've never experienced this, do you have a video?

993MAN

Me neither. I just drive my MT like any normal car.
Mind you, I don't have an incline though.
I can still smell the burning of the clutch in my 360F1. Happened ALL the time when reversing. Yuck. Never again.
There was a black cloud hovering of about 5K with every slip lol.

cyclrder

I think I need to refocus my thread.....the clutch is fabulous on the car...not quite Miata sweet but pretty darn close...and I'm hoping that with the addition of the factory short shifter it will even be nicer.

i guess what I really mean by backup issues is that the car actually moves pretty fast once the clutch is out and at idle... Combine that situation with a driveway area that is a little bigger needing more than just a few jabs off the clutch to move the car around...throw in a incline to a narrow door and wide body.. . so just wondering if others have the same issue.

Fracman

I have this exact problem when reversing my 997.1 turbo into the garage (it has a fair amount of incline) I had a 997 C2S that never experienced this, along with many other manuals that were much trickier to drive. I just accepted that I have to be more aggressive than I normally would with the throttle on the turbo when reversing into the garage.

Dodaleca

Yes the reverse gear ratio, idle speed, throttle response and large amount of torque mean I never can be fully clutch out backing out of my garage onto the driveway as I'd be going way too fast for the control required.

I also stalled it the first time I tried to back up an incline into a parking spot.

With a bit of practice I've gotten better at backing up but it's usually in and out on the clutch to regulate speed versus riding it right at the engagement point.

Skwerl

If I understand the premise of the thread correctly, then yeah, I agree, reverse is a little trickier to work with than the forward gears. Much easier to stall it.

DocHW

Yes, same problem, I have to back out of my garage up an incline. Combined with a minimal clearance for the front lip means I can't let the clutch out. Feathering the throttle and quick press/release of the clutch while trying to minimize clutch wear... main reason I don't have a LWFW setup, would get smoked quick.

997GT700

I have the same issue with my 2012 TT MT. I back my car into the garage all the time and NEVER let the clutch all the way out... I would drive the car through the back of the garage!!

caslca

Same thing here. I tried exactly once to back the car into the garage, which is up a small incline (~10deg). I go in head first now, which is doable without slipping the clutch

HellaHashTags

The hill hold assist BS definitely messes with me whenever I'm on an incline (going forwards or backwards.). I wish there was a way to permanently disable it.

theplings

Maybe I'm doing it wrong in all of the manual cars I've owned, but I would have to be reversing a great distance to let the clutch all the way out in reverse - I just kind of blip the throttle and bump the clutch to get the car moving slowly...