I am curios to know what floating the gears involves. I drive a manual car and I know what coasting is, would that be the same thing in a truck?
Floating the gears question.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by gb2nyc, Sep 13, 2012.
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Coasting is being out of gear and the momentum is carrying the vehicle.
Floating is basically shifting without using the clutch. In school you will double clutch because that is what the state wants you to do.
Once you get on your own you will do what your comfortable with. The transmissions in these big trucks are un-synchronized meaning you have to match the road speed to the transmission speed to the engine speed.
Any other questions feel free to ask. By the way, I would NOT recommend floating gears in a passenger car or pickup.
Ethan -
you can't float gears in a car.lol they have synchro's.
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when i went back for a refresher i had to force myself to double clutch, its easy IMO
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Thanks for replying, I did not know the gears on a truck were not synchronised, why do they make it that way?, BTW I am an information sponge, I like to know the in's an outs of a cats whatsaname, I love to learn new things and how/why they work. I don't coast out of gear, not a safe thing to do IMO.
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gb2nyc Thanks this.
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also i wouldn,t coast in a big tractor trailer. lol
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gb2nyc Thanks this.
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