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I don't know that I could say what's proper and what's not.
But I've always had good lasting of my clutches and never any problems =
with my trannys (other than the SMS of my 4k in my 80S back in high =
school).
Things I do that I feel are preventive measures:
1) Do not use clutch to pull tranny out of gear (unless at 1mph and =
you're about to stall)
2) Do not keep clutch engaged when stopped
3) Do not downshift to aid braking (unless trying to be inconspicuous to =
the law :) rationale? brakes are cheaper than clutches.
Driving is another matter. I would think not "riding" the clutch is all =
one really needs to know and you just develop this by feel (well, =
hopefully).
CMIIW, but I believe double-clutching is really only for down-shifting =
when racing. It supposedly allows one to downshift without the engine's =
decelerating "braking" effect impacting speed...
HTH,=20
Jeff
_______
'86.5 Scirocco 16v 2.0 (roc #5)
'84 Rabbit Convertible (cabby #2)
'00 4-Runner sport pkg.
AIM ID: Sixteen Viagras
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tyler Pease=20
To: List=20
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:38 AM
Subject: Proper way to drive a stick?
Ok, this may sound kind of dumb of me to ask, and I'm a bit embarassed =
but I really don't know. I was taught the basics of how to drive a =
stick over the course of about a week. Then it was about a year untill =
I got my first car (rode bike to work). So I pretty much taught myself =
how to drive a stick when I got my Toyota pickup. Now I've been =
driving sticks for about 3 years but was wondering about some things =
that I've never had anybody tell me. Whats the proper way to shift when =
your all out accelerating? The reason I ask is I've heard some mention =
of needing to double clutch and I don't even know the proper procedure =
for double clutching, something about reving the engine to the right =
speed??? I've just been putting in the clutch and throwing the car =
into the next gear. Also, is it bad to pull the car out of gear with =
out using the clutch? You can be technicle with me cause I've read up =
on transmissions and know what their compents are and how they work =
(theory). I'm just unaware of some of these issues that nobody has told =
me about (reality). The main reason I ask is my transmission is =
starting to make noise and I'm wondering if its my fault or if the =
tranny is getting old. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know that I could say what's =
proper and=20
what's not.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But I've always had good lasting of my =
clutches and=20
never any problems with my trannys (other than the SMS of my 4k in my =
80S back=20
in high school).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Things I do that I feel are preventive=20
measures:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) Do not use clutch to pull tranny out =
of gear=20
(unless at 1mph and you're about to stall)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) Do not keep clutch engaged when =
stopped</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) Do not downshift to aid braking =
(unless trying=20
to be inconspicuous to the law :) rationale? brakes are =
cheaper than=20
clutches.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Driving is another matter. I would =
think not=20
"riding" the clutch is all one really needs to know and you just develop =
this by=20
feel (well, hopefully).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CMIIW, but I believe double-clutching =
is really=20
only for down-shifting when racing. It supposedly allows one to =
downshift=20
without the engine's decelerating "braking" effect impacting=20
speed...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>HTH, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff<BR>_______</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>'86.5 Scirocco 16v 2.0 (roc #5)<BR>'84 =
Rabbit=20
Convertible (cabby #2)<BR>'00 4-Runner sport pkg.<BR>AIM ID: Sixteen=20
Viagras</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dtacoma0921@yahoo.com =
href=3D"mailto:tacoma0921@yahoo.com";>Tyler=20
Pease</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 01, 2002 =
9:38=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Proper way to drive a=20
stick?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Ok, this may sound kind of dumb of me to ask, and I'm a =
bit=20
embarassed but I really don't know. I was taught the basics =
of how=20
to drive a stick over the course of about a week. Then it was =
about a=20
year untill I got my first car (rode bike to work). So I pretty =
much=20
taught myself how to drive a stick when I got my Toyota =
pickup. =20
Now I've been driving sticks for about 3 years but was wondering about =
some=20
things that I've never had anybody tell me. Whats the proper way =
to=20
shift when your all out accelerating? The reason I ask is I've =
heard=20
some mention of needing to double clutch and I don't even know the =
proper=20
procedure for double clutching, something about reving the engine to =
the right=20
speed??? I've just been putting in the clutch and throwing =
the car=20
into the next gear. Also, is it bad to pull the car out of gear =
with out=20
using the clutch? You can be technicle with me cause =
I've=20
read up on transmissions and know what their compents are and how they =
work=20
(theory). I'm just unaware of some of these issues that nobody =
has told=20
me about (reality). The main reason I ask is my transmission is =
starting=20
to make noise and I'm wondering if its my fault or if the tranny is =
getting=20
old. =20
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