Missing a gear - will she break?
#1
Noticed something about my driving the other day, guess I'm not the only one to do this... I'd really value some expert opinions on whether I'm doing the gearbox damage or not...
Picture the scene - slow entry second gear corner, get to the exit and plant your right foot, sit back and enjoy the power on the way out and down the straight. Look down at speedo, your at the speed limit so no point pulling another gear.
My observation is that rather than going for third (no point going any faster) I let the revs drop and slot it into forth or sometimes fifth.
Is this 'missing gears' going to trash the gearbox, or is it fine?
Worried of Woking!
Picture the scene - slow entry second gear corner, get to the exit and plant your right foot, sit back and enjoy the power on the way out and down the straight. Look down at speedo, your at the speed limit so no point pulling another gear.
My observation is that rather than going for third (no point going any faster) I let the revs drop and slot it into forth or sometimes fifth.
Is this 'missing gears' going to trash the gearbox, or is it fine?
Worried of Woking!
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Thanks Christian, but it's just fine, only had this car a few thousand miles. I had a gearbox go on an old Golf a few years ago and I wondered if anyone had any thoughts - could I be storing up problems?
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Picture the scene - slow entry second gear corner, get to the exit and plant your right foot, sit back and enjoy the power on the way out and down the straight. Look down at speedo, your at the speed limit so no point pulling another gear.
I've done that all my driving life actually and have yet to suffer from a broken gear box (apart from my Porsche 924 auto which is another story). I doubt it would do any damage to it.
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For sure I pay attention to the speed limit some of the time, after all less spent on fuel means more to give to ScoobySport eh! LOL
Katana, not surprised you knackered the Porsche if you regularly missed gears!
Reason I asked was that with the previous Scooby (N***ENO) baulked at this treatment sometimes. The shift wasn't always too smooth, the 'box not me, as if the syncro wasn't up to speed.
Rich hope your not at work still!!!
Katana, not surprised you knackered the Porsche if you regularly missed gears!
Reason I asked was that with the previous Scooby (N***ENO) baulked at this treatment sometimes. The shift wasn't always too smooth, the 'box not me, as if the syncro wasn't up to speed.
Rich hope your not at work still!!!
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Katana, not surprised you knackered the Porsche if you regularly missed gears!
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This wont do any damage to the gearbox,this is known as block gear changing and although more commonly used when changing down, us truck drivers do it all the time up and down the box especially when running empty and not all 16 gears are required.As long as the speed is suitable for the gear being engaged then there should be no problem.
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I don't think you can compare a truck gearbox to the soobie one unless your truck is AWD
As for skipping gears I don't do this often but I normally double clutch these shifts down as they are easier on the synchros. Since the shafts have to slow down, not speed up for a downshift this is not important. You may have to be a little slower so the synchros can do their job and slow that centre shaft down.
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As for skipping gears I don't do this often but I normally double clutch these shifts down as they are easier on the synchros. Since the shafts have to slow down, not speed up for a downshift this is not important. You may have to be a little slower so the synchros can do their job and slow that centre shaft down.
-Michael
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