NOT using a clutch when shifting gears on a manual trans?

While most drivers shift without the clutch, Eaton-Fuller recommends double clutching every gear, every time. Since the transmission manufacturer recommends double clutching, I have to assume that that is the BETTER way to go. However, having said that, I rarely use the clutch and NEVER double clutch. My Dad drove for 40 years and double clutched every gear and after retiring, had to have his left hip replaced and the doctor told him that the wear in his hip was typical of life long drivers that double clutch. Bear in mind, he hauled logs on the west coast and probably made more gear changes in one day than the average highway hauler will in a month.

 

Eaton Fuller said you should double clutch. the old heads say you should "float"

Me, i usually float, but sometime i double up

 

I haul fertilizer locally. I float

 

i think the road test requires double clutch, When I took it years ago they wouold fail you if you couldnt

 

When you take your driving test, they wont care what procedure you use in shifting. All drivers shift without the use of the clutch after they drive for awhile and learn how.I doubt anyone testing you will tell you how to shift but if someone tells you to double clutch, just fake it.They wont know the difference.

Shifting up is easy, but shifting down is a bit more puzzling .I suggest you get a driver to show you how to do this and then practice for a while , since you are not going to a school to learn how.I could explain if you wanted me to, but you would not understand until you started practicing .

Double clutching is just a term for songs and the radio I guess. I never did it and I can drive about anything.

Peace

 

Float most of the time, double when you need to. They require double clutching on the test here in Missouri too. I asked the lady at the start of the test whether it was a point every time I floated the gears or just one point for the whole test. She said it was just one point and I told her I'd take it and floated them. Passed fine.

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...from-new-drivers/172002-shiftin-question.html

 

when I took my test in Texas they would nail you on the test for not double clutching. the woman I had even asked me to slow my shifts down a little bit so she could see use the clutch. so you may need to know how to do it for that and then do what you are comfortable with when you are on your own