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Who knows how to double clutch?

Double-clutching is a driving technique solely used in manual transmission vehicles.

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The bigest problem i had coming from a regular car transmission going to a large truck was only pressing the cluch half way down when shifting. When you press a truck cluch all the way to the floor the hill holder brake engages, by pushing all the way to the floor when shifting you can damage the cluch brake, its tough un learning years of practice.
HumanEarth · F
Right
ArishMell · 70-79, M
I do know "how" but do not need to, and would need a lot of practice to do it properly.

It was necessary for manual transmission vehicles until rendered obsolete many decades ago by the invention of the "Synchromesh" gearbox (I wonder if that was originally a brand name?), which aligns the gears without having to depress the clutch pedal more than once.

Ever since it has only been still needed on vintage vehicles, built before the invention.

It has never been necessary on anything I have driven - I think my oldest vehicle was made in about 1960, with 3-speed manual, column-change, synchromesh gearbox. (My present car, made in 2006 I think, has a 5-speed manual gearbox.)
bravo55 · 70-79, M
@ArishMell older Land Rovers
70’s were crash gears on first and second.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@bravo55Thankyou! I did own two, both Series 2 I think, but I forget their years,

However a friend owned, and I occasionally drove, a late Series 1 or early Series 2 (certainly 1960s-built) and as far as I recall all three were fully synchromeshed.

Double-declutching might have been needed if driving in low-range but I don't think I ever did that more than a couple of times.

Not easy for me to drive though, as I am short and the seats were not adjustable.
Sevendays · M
I do, I have a Class A CDL
HumanEarth · F
@Sevendays I remember back in the the day Wisconsin DOT you had to show how to double clutch to pass your road test to get your CDL
Sevendays · M
@HumanEarth I used the clutch taking off and stopping. Upshifting and downshifting were done by throttle control. I learned on an old Mack twin stick and the guy who taught me would smack my arm if my foot headed for the clutch.
HumanEarth · F
@Sevendays I'm not disagreeing with you.
Don’t need a clutch if you rev it just right 🤓
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I'm glad you're never going to drive any car I own :-0
Tetsuya · 56-60, M
@ArishMell rev matching done right won't damage the trans, learning to do it will though
Axeroberts · 56-60, M
Double clutching is a technique usually just used by truckers
HumanEarth · F
@ArishMell Your most likely right
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@HumanEarth Drive a traction-engine, and you'd need stop completely to change gear! (No clutch.)
HumanEarth · F
Just like on the old farm tractors. Like the international Harvester Farm all F656 and the F706
Tetsuya · 56-60, M
I had a 74 Dodge Dart with a 3 on the tree, that pretty much made learning to double clutch a requirement
HumanEarth · F
I have 73 Chevy C-10 and a 84 Chevy Caprice Station wagon both 3 in the tree.

I actually think 1984 was the last year for the 3 in the tree
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
Also used a technique to use engine revs to eliminate use of clutch
Tetsuya · 56-60, M
@Patriot96 thats called speed shifting
HumanEarth · F
@Tetsuya I can do that very well in my 79 F350
likesnatural · 70-79, M
Done it many times on buses and big trucks.
exexec · 70-79, C
I did it as a teenager in our 61 Plymouth with 3 on the tree.
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
I have in the past done that.
Bhs123 · 36-40, F
Bumbles · 51-55, M
Single clutch only, I’m afraid. Sounds macho.
likesnatural · 70-79, M
@Bumbles Necessary for big transmissions.
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@likesnatural Higher gears or in between gears?
people has got so lazy .cars most trucks don't have a clutch.
HumanEarth · F
Sad world today
@HumanEarth love the stick shift, fun to drive,

 
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