i am new to 5-speed and i was told that i MUST push the clutch all the way when shifting to avoid repairs. is this true?

 

Yes.

 

 

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ahhhh... yes you should.

 

i would unless you like the smell of a burning clutch i dont like it that much so i push the clutch in all the way not to mention the money to replace it

 

 

You only need to push the clutch pedal in until the clutch disengages from the flywheel. Depending on how your pedal is adjusted, that could be all the way to the floor or only half-way. If it completely disengages at the half-way to the floor point, there is nothing more to be gained by pushing the pedal the rest of the way to the floor. The transmission doesn't care if there is one inch of separation between the clutch and the flywheel or only .1".

 

To an extent but as long as the clutch is disengaging then it doesn't matter. If it is not disengaged and you shift the shifter will kind of pop out of gear and may or may not go into the gear you are trying to put it in. Either way you'll know it if the clutch is engaged at all.

 

ok.....here is another thing though.....when i shift to 1-ST gear i sometimes hear the sound that is not supposed to be there, other shifting is fine. it's not me doing something wrong, it's defenatly something else. any ideas on this would help, thanks. oh and the car feels kinda weak in 1-ST.

 

Do you mean downshifting into 1st while still rollong? if so thats a

 

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How to drive a car with a manual transmission

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If your in another gear and want to shift to first you really should stop first or slow to a crawl. If you are stopped and still have an issue. Put the car in a another gear like 3rd and then back into first, it may help. Of course the clutch should be pressed when changing your gears

As for your first question. Since you are new at the 5 speed, you should depress the clutch all the way to the floor until your get better acqainted with the car. Then you can cheat a little bit depending on your cars clutch (every car is a little different).

 

i am not down-shifting, i am shifting from neutral to 1 and sometimes it makes this noise which i can only hear if the radio is off. i am not a bad 5-speed driver, and i don't stall, i can drive 5-speed, it's just my first manual car. oh and i can avoid the noise by pressing the cluch in a different way but the way i am doing it the car still should't make that noise.

 

i've half clutched on my past 2 cars to upshift, and i've gotten over 120,000 miles on each original clutch.... go figure.