---Ryan Smith <shmitty99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry no answers here but your post got me thinking about something.
> What is the proper way to downshift with a 3 rail tranny. Should you
> double clutch? And what is the 2nd gear to 1st gear trick? Since I
> think the synchro ring on 2nd gear of my car is slowly turning into a
> graphite-like substance I want to preserve this box as long as
possible.
I double clutch every gear, up and down. Hmm - maybe it has something
to do with my 'leaks like a sieve' MC? ;-)
Chip
p.s. - I double clutch my '92 Toyota Celica GT, too - but that's 'cuz
I shifted too fast beat the syncro for 6 years - wore out the 3rd gear
syncro. heh...
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Chip Mautz
Dacula, Ga, USA
'99 Jeep Wrangler - _O|||||||O_
'71 Spitfire MKIV - 'Ol Smokey
"Do. Or Do Not. There is no try." - Yoda
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