Explain clutch/engine/gears?

annieoburns

I am trying to take daughter out driving but smell of burning today :eek: I think she is wrecking the clutch. Could someone put in simple terms what a clutch does relative to gears and why first gear is more sensitive. Maybe if she understood the mechanics better she would be better at it? Such an amount to learn - dont need this distraction. Wish I had a toy car with bits to show how they work!

Thanks in advance!:)

jimmyw

Would this help?

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-the-clutch-works

Ans Blix

Clutch explaination
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-the-clutch-works

Gearbox explaination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-3SqMsgVdI

Google and youtube is your friend :pac:

Hal1

Teach her to use the clutch i.e. finding the biting point of the clutch by the feel of the pedal and engine rev changes etc. There's no point ruining a clutch while doing a few lessons. I didn't know what everything done when I started driving. It's taking me a few years and lots of reading up on the subject to be familiar with the car.

MascotDec85

Take here somewhere quiet like an industrial estate and have her practising moving off and stopping. She'll get used to the clutch and changing gear by doing that, she doesn't need to touch the accelerator.

After she moves off and it's time to go into second tell her to clutch down and Select 2nd. When the car is in 2nd count 1, 2, 3 and on 3 she has to release the clutch nice and smoothly. Get her to pull in and stop then. Keep repeating this until she's got it mastered.

Small steps. If you go too fast with her (not saying you are necessarily) her confidence may take a knock if she realises she's not getting things right and your car will be in the garage for a new clutch