You forgot the #1 rule: If you can't find it, grind it! :-D

Post #255,168 by imqwerky 5/11/06 10:01:59 PM Reply	You forgot the #1 rule: If you can't find it, grind it! :-D
Post #255,172 by Andrew Grygus 5/11/06 11:47:02 PM Reply	You can't really say you drive stick . . . . . until you can shift both up and down without using the clutch, AND without grinding gears. Actually you can't grind gears, they're in constant mesh (except 1st in real old boxes, and reverse in any box). The grinding sound you hear is the striking dogs that latch a particular gear to the third motion shaft. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #255,206 by drewk 5/12/06 8:38:41 AM Reply	Oh, I dunno about that My Cavalier with the tiny little 4-banger is doing about 4k rpm at 12mph in 1st. It's doing 1k rpm at 12 in 2nd. I can't do that one in either direction without chirping the tires. Sure, I could practice, if I didn't have to pay for the new tranny when I was done. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #255,239 by folkert 5/12/06 10:12:48 AM Reply	Did that years ago. My Dad made me learn how to. The car I was driving had a clutch. It popped the Clutch Cable through the Firewall. He wouldn't come get me, let me replace the damn thing (with the part from the parts car I had in the garage), until I didn't need it. I did so well, in fact, I discovered properly man handling the gear shift would propel the car forward due to the lube resistance against the first gear, without grinding. Finally when the car got upto about 2 MPH the stick would just slide right in. All at Idle engine speed. It only takes about 15 or so seconds, except on a hill. I'd stop the engine, then on light change, start the car in gear. Same thing with slowing down. I use the hand brake to provide additional drag on the car for slowing quickly... 1-3 clicks depending. Its all a matter of knowing the tricks to do it properly. It also helped I worked in a Semi-Tractor and Trailer repair facility and another Logistics firm. Some trucks came in with failed clutch releases, or no brakes or other things that made starting or stopping easy. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #255,254 by Andrew Grygus 5/12/06 11:57:29 AM Reply	You must have had synchro on 1st. The synchro rings can provide enough power transmission to get you moving. If you don't have synchro on 1st you have to use 2nd for that. Basically you have to learn just how much pressure you can put on the gear lever before you overcome the spring balls and the striking dogs engage. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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