5 Things You Should Never Do In A Manual Transmission Vehicle
5 Things You Should Never Do With A Manual Transmission Vehicle. Five bad stick shift driving habits. Is it okay to rest your hand on the gearshift? Should you ...
1. Wear or not on the shift forks, two hands on the wheel is always best,
unless actually changing gears. +1
2. Neutral, not just at a light, but whenever standing still with the
engine running. The throwout bearing is what I call a "permanently
lubricated" unit, as opposed to engine or transmission bearings, which are
"constantly lubricated". A PL type bearing has a definite life-span, which
is shortened by overheating. That can thin the grease, reducing protection.
Clutch pedal all the way out means no wear to the bearing. Partial or full
engagement of the throwout bearing (disengaging the clutch) will take time
off of the bearing's life. Note: not mentioned is the
clutch/transmission/crankshaft Pilot bearing, which can also fail due to
extended periods of clutch pedal being depressed. +1
3. E-brake on hill instead of frying the clutch. Not just wear, but heat,
which can damage all components... +1
4. Don't lug the engine...Consider comparing to a multi-speed bicycle. Most
people understand how hard it is to accelerate in the upper gears, while in
cruise mode it is ok to pedal slowly and maintain speed. Lower gears are
easier on the legs (engine) when brisk acceleration is needed. +1
5. Similar to #2. Also, modern cars with manual transmissions will not
maintain cruise control if the clutch pedal is depressed even slightly. +1.
So, +5, or 100% agreement (with additional information) for this video.
Suggested #6:
Accelerate from a standing start primarily AFTER the clutch is fully
engaged. That means to use only small throttle openings and low RPM to get
the car moving initially. Then apply additional throttle after the clutch
pedal is all the way out. In some instances that is not possible, but for
most "normal" driving it is. The concept is that any time there is a speed
differential between the clutch disc and the pressure plate/flywheel
combination, wear is occurring, and heat is being produced.
I have yet to watch your "Rev Matching" video... Based on what I see here,
it should be good.
+125AXer As a truck driver, I don't understand why you would apply parking brake on a hill. Let out clutch pedal till you feel it grab, apply throttle, release clutch. No rolling back, no slipping clutch. On cars where the parking brake is not frequently used, the parking brake may not release. Did not know that was an issue until a friend who owns a shopmade a comment about it one time. He said it's not all that uncommon. Most cars being automatic nowdays, a lot of parking brakes go unused, and the one time they are used, they stick.
good, informative video.
I have a question. What are your thoughts on clutchless shifting? Is it
safe as long as the revs are matched and your not forcing the shifter? Is
it bad for the synchro's? I have wondered toys for a little while now...
so does number 1 mean that Toyota is actively trying to make me break my
selector fork because there is no place to put your hand other than the
gear shift.
When I was learning how to drive manual, I stalled sooo many times or
didn't have a smooth start from a stop. Then I realized if give the car a
little gas before I let off the clutch, it was much easier to not stall and
made it smoother for me to take off. My question is: is it bad to give it
gas before letting off the clutch? That's just how I learned to drive
manual and I never thought about if it was good or bad.
+Arrtus TV Hey man. Your clutch is DESIGNED for you to drive like this! The only time you should be worried is if you're "over-revving" your engine while letting out the clutch, which IS putting unnecessary wear on your clutch. Depending on how old your vehicle is, this might be difficult, but I challenge you to practice the following: don't let your RPM go up OR down while letting out the clutch. That is, it should stay exactly the same as idle RPM (for example, 750) until you completely let out the clutch, at which point it should obviously start increasing as you accelerate.
+Arber Dumi yes, that's exactly what I do. Once the car moves, I give more gas and let out the clutch. I'm not sure if that's bad for the clutch though.
Unless you do grandpa style (give gas and hesitate with clutch) there should not be any damages. Old peoples cars usually need a clutch restoration because of that.
leaving you hand on the gear shift doesn't apply pressure to anything that
was just total bullshit you just added that in to make it up to five points
hence the reason you used it first to get it out of the way.
+Stanley Winters Not totally true. While it may be OK in some cars, it is bad practice. People fail to think about the gear shift linkage multiplying the force of the shifter handle.
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