Would a automatic transmission using drive gear to neutral gear and neutral gear to drive gear at every stop increase wear and tear?

In: Parts and Repairs, Transmissions and Drivetrains

[Edit]

auto trans

well theres wear on the linkage from moving it more than you need to, maybe internal wear from the torque converter locking and unlocking and the manual shifting of gears. Nothing really earth shattering but definately not necessary, the transmission is designed to be placed in drive and left there unless traction situations cause you to move it or you need to put it in reverse. I think since it was designed to operate that way that doing it your way might cause premature wear to some internal parts and linkage.

You save on gas by doing it but defenitely wear and tear on transmission.

First answer by Ganderton. Last edit by Mattshadi. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 9 [recommend question]

Research your answer:

Can you answer other questions about auto repair?

Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Cars and Vehicles > Parts and Repairs > Would a automatic transmission using drive gear to neutral gear and neutral gear to drive gear at every stop increase wear and tear?

Our contributors said this page should be displayed for the questions below. (Where do these come from

)

If any of these are not a genuine rephrasing of the question, please help out and edit these alternates.

Drive to neutral? Transmission bangs into gear? At traffic light gear at neutral? Do you need to stop to change gear? Which gear should you drive your truck? Cruising in neutral damage transmission? 190e transmission will not go into gear? Why is your transmission not going into gear? What gear should you drive in 2001 acura mdx? Can you set neutral gear on auto transmission? Is it a good practice to drive on neutral on slope? Why does your 94 camero tear up every transmission? When do you drive in first gear for a 1991 trans am? When is gear 1 and gear 2 used in automatic transmission cars? Is it better to frequently switch to neutral gear while driving in automatic transmission cars?