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Originally Posted by Chikna
After depressing clutch all the way to the floor, when I change gears either 2nd or 3rd I hear some sound under the stick is this normal? It's not grinding right?
I have 900 miles now after driving 3 weeks. I am not good in smooth shifting and there is slight jerk and sometimes slight noise while shifting. I haven't noticed grinding noise so far. I am frustrated that I haven't driven cleanly so far. There was a fear of slow start from stop and that is gone. Yesterday, WRX was driving behind me and later he came next to me and waved at me kind of good?
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How are we supposed to know if the sound is grinding or not when we haven’t heard it? If you are pushing the clutch pedal all the way to the floor before shifting as you mentioned above, it probably isn’t grinding. Again... it’s more about synchronizing your clutch/throttle inputs than how long you hold the clutch pedal down. Typically a “jerk” after shifting as you have described is due to releasing the clutch without applying any throttle to synchronize the shift. Just remember, shifting smoothly involves using BOTH the clutch and gas pedals, you should be applying some level of throttle before the clutch pedal has been completely released. Try watching some videos or ask an experienced manual driver that you know to instruct you.