Do you always push the clutch down fully when switching gear?

euser1984

I haven't been on the road in a while, is it alright to just have the clutch disengaged enough when changing gear, if your concentrating on where your going for example

Although most times it will be on the way to being fully disengaged, where-ever you decide to change gear.

Does it have any significant effect on the gearbox?

CiniO

You can even change gears without pressing clutch pedal at all if you can match revs exactly.

morritty

What??

Is it not just the normal thing to fully depress the clutch?

ohnonotgmail

It doesn't do your clutch any favours.

miece16

I love doing clutchless gear changes. once you match the car speed and RPM it just pops into neutral and back into next gear

ohnonotgmail

miece16 wrote: »

I love doing clutchless gear changes. once you match the car speed and RPM it just pops into neutral and back into next gear

Going by the OPs question i suspect they are not doing this.

The Backwards Man

Crash gearbox yeah.

Ten year old Yaris not so much.

verycool

Always been of the mindset of press clutch fully - change gear.

Never tried clutchless gearing... and a quick search brought up this.

https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/15588/clutch-less-shifting-why-does-it-work-is-it-bad

euser1984

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

miece16 wrote: »

I love doing clutchless gear changes. once you match the car speed and RPM it just pops into neutral and back into next gear

Going by the OPs question i suspect they are not doing this.

ah no, clutch pedal goes a bit far down

ION08

Jesus man, with the questions you're asking here and in the “short shifter” thread you’d be better off just going for an automatic

biko

In short, if you hear a noise you're not doing it right..

euser1984

I don't think people really get what i'm saying here. First of all I never mentioned an automatic...the petrol needs more gear changes so I wanna make it easier - it's a 150bph golf btw....happiest in 6th gear

thanks

ION08

euser1984 wrote: »

I don't think people really get what i'm saying here

I don’t think people really get what you’re saying in a lot of your recent posts to be honest.

marieholmfan

I do try to but am quite a poor driver.

dollylama

I find each car is different depending on clutch condition, adjustment, etc. My own car has an "early" clutch so - rightly or wrongly - I can literally tap the peddle and switch gears rapidly, the work car I have to go right to the floor to get it to disengage... the clutch literally doesn't let go until the last inch of pedal!

Del2005

euser1984 wrote: »

I don't think people really get what i'm saying here. First of all I never mentioned an automatic...the petrol needs more gear changes so I wanna make it easier - it's a 150bph golf btw....happiest in 6th gear

thanks

6th gear in an urban area! 150bhp is nothing special outside this country where people buy cars instead of the number plate. Surely a petrol that can rev to 7k would need less changes than a diesel that revs to 4k.

tabby aspreme

If you have to think about the position of the clutch pedal for gear changing while driving, you shouldn't be driving

tcawley29

biko wrote: »

In short, if you hear a noise you're not doing it right..

Well that would depend on what we're talking about

euser1984

people don't know anything about me

Del2005 wrote: »

euser1984 wrote: »

I don't think people really get what i'm saying here. First of all I never mentioned an automatic...the petrol needs more gear changes so I wanna make it easier - it's a 150bph golf btw....happiest in 6th gear

thanks

6th gear in an urban area!  150bhp is nothing special outside this country where people buy cars instead of the number plate.  Surely a petrol that can rev to 7k would need less changes than a diesel that revs to 4k.

when did i say there was anything special - i was trying to make the point that i don't want a short shifter for something that's 110bph.  don't try to put words in my mouth please

Wildly Boaring

Push your foot all the way down

Why all the gear change questions today?

My car is not a 150bhp petrol golf. They must be very hard to change gears in

Henry Ford III

Bph? Is that a drug of some sort?

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

Why all the gear change questions today?

Just thinking the same myself.

Are ye all getting lazy ?

Either way my answer to these questions and the other one regarding short shifters etc.

Get an automatic !

if you're too lazy to press the clutch all the way down or too lazy to move the gear stick then re-think driving manuals before you start doing damage to your car for whatever reason costing in repairs !

Timmaay

There are many 110bhp engines that can be short shifted alot easier than a 150bhp, in particular say a 110bhp diesel against a 150bhp highly tuned petrol that has a very narrow powerband.

TheRiverman

euser1984 wrote: »

I haven't been on the road in a while, is it alright to just have the clutch disengaged enough when changing gear, if your concentrating on where your going for example

Although most times it will be on the way to being fully disengaged, where-ever you decide to change gear.

Does it have any significant effect on the gearbox?

I always put the clutch down fully when changing gears.It sounds like you are a bit nervous about driving after not doing it for a while,but concentrating on where you are going and clutching,changing gears etc are all part of the normal co-ordination you should have when driving a car.

bazz26

Just buy an automatic OP. :pac:

db

This thread should be in Learning To Drive

Leonard Hofstadter

Timmaay wrote: »

There are many 110bhp engines that can be short shifted alot easier than a 150bhp, in particular say a 110bhp diesel against a 150bhp highly tuned petrol that has a very narrow powerband.

It's been a while since I last drove a diesel, but my experience is petrols have nicer gearchanges, lighter clutch pedals, and are much more forgiving of being in the wrong gear.

With diesels because of the narrow powerband you need to be a bit more alert as to what gear you're in (although the extra noise and vibrations tend to make you aware if you should be in another gear anyway).

euser1984

captainspeed wrote: »

Timmaay wrote: »

There are many 110bhp engines that can be short shifted alot easier than a 150bhp, in particular say a 110bhp diesel against a 150bhp highly tuned petrol that has a very narrow powerband.

It's been a while since I last drove a diesel, but my experience is petrols have nicer gearchanges, lighter clutch pedals, and are much more forgiving of being in the wrong gear.

With diesels because of the narrow powerband you need to be a bit more alert as to what gear you're in (although the extra noise and vibrations tend to make you aware if you should be in another gear anyway).

Timmaay wrote: »

There are many 110bhp engines that can be short shifted alot easier than a 150bhp, in particular say a 110bhp diesel against a 150bhp highly tuned petrol that has a very narrow powerband.

It sounds like you got it bang on here -it's more hassle than a diesel to stay within the power range - compunded with the turbo imo - although i do have anti-lag

euser1984

I'd say the linkage just needs to be checked for the gearbox - it's making abit of noise especially in first gear change

morritty

euser1984 wrote: »

I'd say the linkage just needs to be checked for the gearbox - it's making abit of noise especially in first gear change

Maybe its the fact your not fully pressing the clutch.

euser1984

morritty wrote: »

euser1984 wrote: »

I'd say the linkage just needs to be checked for the gearbox - it's making abit of noise especially in first gear change

Maybe its the fact your not fully pressing the clutch.

it's possible - but like others have mentioned there is no need to press the clutch down completely

morritty

euser1984 wrote: »

it's possible - but like others have mentioned there is no need to press the clutch down completely

This has to be a troll thread right?

You don't want to change gears as much, you don't like the length of throw in your gear shifts, you don't want to fully press the clutch to change gears.

Change your golf for a DSG equipped one, if it has flappy paddles, don't use them, you might complain about moving your fingers too much.

I'm out!

biko

Press clutch down completely. That's the answer.