Hi, this is my first manual transmission car. I have put 1000 miles on it and seem to be smooth at shifting and dont roll back on hills anymore either. I think i am doing pretty well, but I would like to clear up some questions i have so i know how to keep my clutch from wearing out on me very fast.
1) When im on a hill, I figured out that I can keep the car in place and not roll back if i push in the clutch somewhat and rev somewhat. as i let off the clutch i will roll and start. I want to know if this is wearing my clutch and to what extent if it is.
2) When startin, I usually rev to like 2000 rpm as im letting of the clutch as i go and then as the clutch is being released i can feel the car start to move freely so i can let off the clutch completely without any jerk at all.
3)Sometimes when im rolling forward like 2 mph or somethin ill want to reverse (like when doing a 3 pt turn), but when i put it in reverse i feel this hardcore grinding and im like wtf mate. so i try not to do that but i just want to make sure nothins wrong with my car n i didnt f anythin up.
4)Ive heard of double clutching. To my understanding this is when you push the clutch in, shift to neutral, rev, push clutch back in, shift to gear, release. Well i dont know if i understand that correctly, but that brings into question whether i am shifting properly because i usually push in the clutch all the way...so i like push in clutch, rev to the rpm i think is necessary while shifting and then release clutch slowly. Am i wearing my clutch? am i ruining anything? If i understand double clutchign properly, what's the point?
5)Iv eheard of 'lugging' the engine which i think is when ur at low rpms in high gears. anyways since i started driving i always tried to follow the optimum shift points listed in the book except when i was driving fast. I was wondering if i have lugged my engine cause im at 2k rpm in 5th gear at 45mph which is what it recommends but i was told that this is bad for my engine. I just want to make sure if i have messed anythign up?
6) Any pointers for newbies would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
1) When im on a hill, I figured out that I can keep the car in place and not roll back if i push in the clutch somewhat and rev somewhat. as i let off the clutch i will roll and start. I want to know if this is wearing my clutch and to what extent if it is.
2) When startin, I usually rev to like 2000 rpm as im letting of the clutch as i go and then as the clutch is being released i can feel the car start to move freely so i can let off the clutch completely without any jerk at all.
3)Sometimes when im rolling forward like 2 mph or somethin ill want to reverse (like when doing a 3 pt turn), but when i put it in reverse i feel this hardcore grinding and im like wtf mate. so i try not to do that but i just want to make sure nothins wrong with my car n i didnt f anythin up.
4)Ive heard of double clutching. To my understanding this is when you push the clutch in, shift to neutral, rev, push clutch back in, shift to gear, release. Well i dont know if i understand that correctly, but that brings into question whether i am shifting properly because i usually push in the clutch all the way...so i like push in clutch, rev to the rpm i think is necessary while shifting and then release clutch slowly. Am i wearing my clutch? am i ruining anything? If i understand double clutchign properly, what's the point?
5)Iv eheard of 'lugging' the engine which i think is when ur at low rpms in high gears. anyways since i started driving i always tried to follow the optimum shift points listed in the book except when i was driving fast. I was wondering if i have lugged my engine cause im at 2k rpm in 5th gear at 45mph which is what it recommends but i was told that this is bad for my engine. I just want to make sure if i have messed anythign up?
6) Any pointers for newbies would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance...