Double clutching Help!!!!!

This confuses me. How do you drive anywhere, even in a parking lot, without downshifting?

Mikeeee

 

easy.just drive to the nearest truck stop,block a fuel pump,grab a coke,get back in the truck and go thru all ten or whatever gears then downshift,using the jake,as you push the truck in front of you that is attempting to get set up to back into a spot.then when that truck is out of your way,grab all the gears again only to be forced to slow down,while downshifting, to allow the driver w/his kids a chance to get across the lot w/out getting hit by a truck that is grabbing all the gears and using the jake while in that particular truck stop. an excellent way to learn downshifting and upshifting and jaking and all that fancy truck driver stuff and all while in the confines of a truck stop.WIN/WIN. i am always impressed by drivers that show off their shifting skills in truck stops.

 

Thanks, I needed a good laugh before bed.

 

no need to confuse that driver,driver.it reads as if he has his mind made up to downshift at the truckstop.

thanks for the chuckle. i needed that!

 

I have never had to double clutch.// From a standstill with truck in gear (to me) there are two ways to shift.//#1 Take off and listen to your motor (don"t over rev or push your engine to the point where more rev's don't get you more speed). When you feel you're at normal rev's, release the gas pedal (the loss of motor rev's will allow you to come out of the gear you're in and let you into the next higher one) don't force or grind and you'll find you've shifted to the next gear. // #2 Other option. Take off and again listen to your motor. Again when you feel you're not overstraining your engine, release the gas pedal, come out off gear, depress clutch and go into next gear (without double-clutching). That's it. Downshifting is similar technique but in either method if it won't go in gear you may have to gently rev motor (if you missed gear and slowed down) to find the gear that truck speed/engine rev will allow you in without grinding. Been driving 17 years. Technique/Practice make you good to your truck!

 

Try shifting at the speed of your heart beat.

 

The biggest problem most newbies encounter is depressing the clutch too far.

Before you get moving...press the clutch pedal in, first you will have a distance that has no resistance (free play), second you will feel the resistance (clutch has engaged and is pulling the return spring), now you only need to go about 2 inches past the point of resistance.

Remember this pattern: Clutch in -- stick to neutral -- clutch out -- clutch in -- stick to gear -- clutch out. [*neutral does not mean you need to waggle the stick around, just the center of the shift pattern*]

Allow a slight pause between the "in --- out" positions....if you are old enough, or have ever heard of Lawrence Welk, he would always start a number with his orchestra by saying out loud; "And a one and a two"...say this as you are doing the "in -- out" position. You will get the "pause" needed....in,and,out!

down shifting...you add a "burp" of throttle (increase rpm's) with the "and" !

 

Usually done in a tiny Pilot TS lot.

Mikeeee