Grinding gears,how harmful is it for a tranny?

Well, it certainly is not doing the tranny any good. You are basically grinding the metal off the gears... liken it to hitting your foot with a hammer, you foot may work but it will not function like it should after awhile.

If you cannot float the gears, then use the clutch.

 

I refrain from comment on these threads because its been so long since I learned that I just can't explain it now.

I tried to examine my shifting the other night in the hope of being able to help others, but wound up screwing up all my shifts.

They'll be some help along shortly . . .

 

Oh you're taking about transmissions, not transexuals.....oops

 

Been a few years, but I always listened to the pitch of the engine and shifted when it reached a certain pitch. This comes from driving a clutch in a car. Double shifting was a little different, but still listen to the pitch of the engine... this only comes from practice..

Floating gears is frowned upon by some companies and the engine computers do record this.

If you miss a gear, don't get upset,,, take a deep breath and try again... learn the gear pattern.... most of the time you will have to be shifting from sound alone as you want to keep your eyes on the road...

 

Gears are made of metal. You are not the first and I doubt you will be the last to grind a gear. The key to avoid damage is to never force the issue. Don't hear it grind and try to force it into gear. Relax, take a hit off the bong, and let the gear slip into place.

Float away, just like in a nice hot eagle claw bathtub, with Calgone beads. Your skin soaking up the oil. The kids at grandma's. Candlelight flickering. Beethoven softy playing in the background......

Are you shifting up..........keep your foot on the throttle until it reaches your shifting point.....RPM is climbing, slowly, slowly, wait for it, there 1500, SHIFT bring it to neutral and slowly let the RPMs drop to 1200, Shift. What are you waiting for get it in the next gear.........

Newbies.

 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with using the clutch. If you have to downshift and skip multiple gears using the clutch is something I would encourage you to do. Floating the gears is simply a tool for you to use. It does not make you more of a man if you can float, nor should you consider yourself less of a trucker if you double clutch. In the future everyone will be using an automatic anyway.