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Originally Posted by Chikna
I practiced just now about 10 rounds on a two mile street. Somewhat jerking is reduced.
Steps I followed for changing gears: 1st to 2nd release clutch quickly and hold at biting (friction) point for a second (1,000 RPM drop), apply little gas, and release all the way out - same process for all other gears. What I was doing I think wrong by not applying little gas while releasing. I was thought to apply gas after releasing clutch all the way out.
Releasing clutch slowly drops RPM very fast, by releasing clutch faster to biting point helps a lot. I think within a month I should be able to drive smoothly.
Am I right or wrong, comments please.
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So eventually you want there to be no slipping of the clutch when changing gears. The only time you want to slip the clutch is when starting from a stop. If rpms still need to drop that's a really fast gear change and you'll feel the car lurch forward. Give it a bit of gas at the same time and you'll feel like a hero lol. If it bucks forward, the change was too slow.
You have a good start, try reducing the amount of slippage and focus on getting your timing right.
FYI, I still have bad shifts sometimes (usually at least 1 per drive) and I've been driving stick for 9 years now. I also need to slip clutch into gear occasionally if something surprises me mid shift requiring spending some time in neutral. Car's still running so it's fine on an occasional basis imo.