Double declutching

[twobears]

Does anyone honestly do this when driving a normal (non vintage car) on the roads? I have a reason for asking

[Gudzy]

For those with a stiff second gear it can help to get the gear in, personally its not something I do.

[Bockaaarck]

Nope, no reason to do it, especially in a modern car with synchromesh. I imagine all you would do if you consistently did this is to depress and use the clutch twice as much as you need to, potentially leading to risk of excess wear and tear

[ace]

tha'ts why we have synchromesh gearboxes so we don't have to double clutch!

[AliveBoy]

there was a debate on this a few weeks back, consensus is nope

[ZMANALEX]

If you want rev matching then just heel and toe.

[StevoD]

im having Deja Vu

[rabbitstew]

Half the time i never use the clutch anyway when driving. You can tap it out of gear just by easing off the throttle, then if you get the revs matched right, it will slip straight into the next gear.

[twobears]

Thank you everyone for confirming that there is about as much use for double de-clutching in today's world as there is for black leading grates!! I can now confidently call someone a silly old f*** or similar.

 

Alex, I think heel and toe was the thing I was supposed to be learning next if I had kept up with the track sessions but that has all come to an end now, sadly

[Bockaaarck]

Now I rev match all the time Annie, it's just force of habit now. However I don't heal n toe all the time, only when 'making progress'

[twobears]

'Making progress'? What's that then?

 

Love from Miss Marple

[cmck13]

Done this as a young man with an old 50's Standard Ten, no need since mid 60's

[evilscorp]

Only do this when dropping down gears for an overtake, more for the noise and less chance of jerking the car about I feel.

[NeilMH]

Done this as a young man with an old 50's Standard Ten, no need since mid 60's

 

My first car - 1958 Standard 10

 

Last time I double de-clutched was probably on a 1958 Series 3 Hillman Minx. Subsequently discovered that the main reason for my gear changing problems stemmed from the fact that they bracket holding the change assembly to the chassis had become detached - it wasn't the only thing that had become detached. The MOTing garaged refused to move it from their car park, saying it was too dangerous. I sold it for £7 on the condition that I delivered it to a house in Oxted. My only excuse was that I was a penniless student.

[Ebized]

Yep, absolutely no need..........

 

 

 

 

 

 

..........the 370 does it for me, spot on every time

[Harryjax]

Thank you everyone for confirming that there is about as much use for double de-clutching in today's world as there is for black leading grates!! I can now confidently call someone a silly old f*** or similar.

 

Alex, I think heel and toe was the thing I was supposed to be learning next if I had kept up with the track sessions but that has all come to an end now, sadly

 

I still black lead my grate

[twobears]

There's always one

Thank you everyone for confirming that there is about as much use for double de-clutching in today's world as there is for black leading grates!! I can now confidently call someone a silly old f*** or similar.

 

Alex, I think heel and toe was the thing I was supposed to be learning next if I had kept up with the track sessions but that has all come to an end now, sadly

 

I still black lead my grate

[spursmaddave]

I have a Jaguar gearbox butler who selects my gears for me

[NeilMH]

I still get my mangle out on a frequent basis.

[twobears]

You get your mangle out regularly? In public? I think that should remain between you and your therapist!

[twobears]

I have a Jaguar gearbox butler who selects my gears for me

 

How absolutely spiffing SMD

[NeilMH]

You get your mangle out regularly? In public? I think that should remain between you and your therapist!

 

My therapist said I needed to focus on my Twin Tub instead.

[Tricky-Ricky]

As long as you don't granny shift as well you will be fine

[KyleR]

I used to double clutch from 5th - 6th in the Zed because the syncro was I bit worn.

[spursmaddave]

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