What is the correct way to double clutch and will it help my transmisson last longer? If you could give me a step-by-step intructions on how to double-clutch that would be great...
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Andy
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Andy
Double-Clutching
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1st clutch: push clutch pedal in place stick in "neutral" let off clutch pedal
2nd clutch: push pedal in place stick in "Gear" let off pedal
I dont know where you got that from but take it back!
last time I checked Toyota tranny's had syncro's in'em
Double clutching AFAIK is for NON syncro (synchronizer/'s) trannys
2nd clutch: push pedal in place stick in "Gear" let off pedal
I dont know where you got that from but take it back!
last time I checked Toyota tranny's had syncro's in'em
Double clutching AFAIK is for NON syncro (synchronizer/'s) trannys
Hey Andy,
Double-Clutch is mostly used on large vehicles, but there are other reasons to use this shifting technique in racing.
But like tntoyota said in his response .. your cruiser has a synchronized transmission and doesn't need to be shifted this way.
Try this link for the what and why.
http://www.answers.com/Double+Clutch?cat=technology&gwp=13
Here are a couple of more instructions from the NCDMV manual for commercial driving.
Basic Method for Shifting Up.
Most heavy vehicles with manual transmissions require double clutching to change gears. This is the basic method:
1. Release accelerator, push in clutch and shift to neutral at the same time.
2. Release clutch.
3. Let engine and gears slow down to the rpm required for the next gear (this takes practice).
4. Push in clutch and shift to the higher gear at the same time.
5. Release clutch and press accelerator at the same time.
Shifting gears using double clutching requires practice. If you remain too long in neutral, you may have difficulty
putting the vehicle into the next gear. If so, don't try to force it. Return to neutral, release clutch, increase engine
speed to match road speed, and try again.
Basic Procedures for Shifting Down
1. Release accelerator, push in clutch, and shift to neutral at the same time.
2. Release clutch.
3. Press accelerator, increase engine and gear speed to the rpm required in the lower gear.
4. Push in clutch and shift to lower gear at the same time.
5. Release clutch and press accelerator at the same time.
Downshifting, like upshifting, requires knowing when to shift. Use either the tachometer or the speedometer and
downshift at the right rpm or road speed.
Happy trails ... RM
Double-Clutch is mostly used on large vehicles, but there are other reasons to use this shifting technique in racing.
But like tntoyota said in his response .. your cruiser has a synchronized transmission and doesn't need to be shifted this way.
Try this link for the what and why.
http://www.answers.com/Double+Clutch?cat=technology&gwp=13
Here are a couple of more instructions from the NCDMV manual for commercial driving.
Basic Method for Shifting Up.
Most heavy vehicles with manual transmissions require double clutching to change gears. This is the basic method:
1. Release accelerator, push in clutch and shift to neutral at the same time.
2. Release clutch.
3. Let engine and gears slow down to the rpm required for the next gear (this takes practice).
4. Push in clutch and shift to the higher gear at the same time.
5. Release clutch and press accelerator at the same time.
Shifting gears using double clutching requires practice. If you remain too long in neutral, you may have difficulty
putting the vehicle into the next gear. If so, don't try to force it. Return to neutral, release clutch, increase engine
speed to match road speed, and try again.
Basic Procedures for Shifting Down
1. Release accelerator, push in clutch, and shift to neutral at the same time.
2. Release clutch.
3. Press accelerator, increase engine and gear speed to the rpm required in the lower gear.
4. Push in clutch and shift to lower gear at the same time.
5. Release clutch and press accelerator at the same time.
Downshifting, like upshifting, requires knowing when to shift. Use either the tachometer or the speedometer and
downshift at the right rpm or road speed.
Happy trails ... RM
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Mu pa was a trucker so naturally I had to learn to double clutch. Cant say I ever need it except for downshifting when entering a turn. Even then I dont need it unless I am driving way too fast which I try not to do in my truck. If you want to shift to a lower gear without slowing down then you need to double clutch.
Driving like it's stolen. . .
Double-clutching takes a lot of practice, to get used to the RPM-to-speed ratio for each gear. Even if you didn't have the syncro, unless you're racing your 4Runner
, it wouldn't be worth the time and gas-money to learn.
Double-clutching takes a lot of practice, to get used to the RPM-to-speed ratio for each gear. Even if you didn't have the syncro, unless you're racing your 4Runner
, it wouldn't be worth the time and gas-money to learn.
BTW, until you get it down, you drive like an old lady, 'cause it takes so long to shift.
IME the Toy 5speed trans often outlives the truck lol.
Rev matching
not gonna save you money, but at high speeds in order to save some syncro and DOWN SHIFT ONLY:
press clutch pedal, "blip" the throttle (this picks revs up slowly to match RPM to the gear) select gear release clutch pedal....
ANY manual matching of the syncros will relieve the syncros from having to do it thus in the lllllooooooooonnnnnnngggggg run, saving you're tranny
also try replacing the oil now and again that helps, huh... I've never bought a Toyota from some one that knew you could do that
not gonna save you money, but at high speeds in order to save some syncro and DOWN SHIFT ONLY:
press clutch pedal, "blip" the throttle (this picks revs up slowly to match RPM to the gear) select gear release clutch pedal....
ANY manual matching of the syncros will relieve the syncros from having to do it thus in the lllllooooooooonnnnnnngggggg run, saving you're tranny
also try replacing the oil now and again that helps, huh... I've never bought a Toyota from some one that knew you could do that
fireman's got it right.
Double clutching is fun (but go learn on something with straight cut gears--it'll force you to do it right).
It will reduce the wear and tear on your syncros a little bit, but probably not much. That said, if I have a worn syncro then I will start double clutching it to make it drive nicer.
When downshifting, you will feel like you are mashing the gas pedal to the floor while you let out on the clutch to make it right, it's hard to mash on the pedal that hard when the transmission is in Neutral, it just doesn't "seem" right.
If I had a camcorder thing, I'd go double clutch the Dodges and post up for you to see...
Dan
PS-not double clutching (well, maybe one or two thrown in there, but hard to see), but otherwise awesome... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-aDqAWkZHQ&feature=related
Double clutching is fun (but go learn on something with straight cut gears--it'll force you to do it right).
It will reduce the wear and tear on your syncros a little bit, but probably not much. That said, if I have a worn syncro then I will start double clutching it to make it drive nicer.
When downshifting, you will feel like you are mashing the gas pedal to the floor while you let out on the clutch to make it right, it's hard to mash on the pedal that hard when the transmission is in Neutral, it just doesn't "seem" right.
If I had a camcorder thing, I'd go double clutch the Dodges and post up for you to see...
Dan
PS-not double clutching (well, maybe one or two thrown in there, but hard to see), but otherwise awesome... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-aDqAWkZHQ&feature=related
LO fkn L the tranny from hell do it wrong and you have to come to a COMPLEAT stop and start over again....
OR... if you prefer do it wrong and you'll be reaching through the wheel (in order as to not run off the road
) with you're left arm because you have to use BOTH hands to shift...
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Yeah, getting yourself into "double nothing" sucks. A LOT.
In the ATHS magazine there is the DVD "Trucks with two sticks." Two and a half hours is probably not near enough for cover all of the intricacies of twin sticks. What blows me away about that DVD is that they don't discuss the double clutch at ALL, goes to show which is more difficult to pull off correctly, eh?
Dan
It looks like he was only double clutching with the front stick.
Thats really cool though, before that vid I had never seen something like that, but by the end I figured he has 3 sub gears with the rear stick for each master gear of the front stick, which he has to double-clutch to get into place.
Wicked.