Hard to get into first gear

[KenC]

it takes 2 hands to get into reverse... is that just me being weak or is that normal?

Either you're REALLY weak, or your bushings and shit are really worn out.

[AndrewBird]

Double clutching is a lot like rev-matching, but instead of just reving the engine to match the rpms while letting the clutch out, you let the clutch out with the car in neutral, match the revs to the gear you are going into and then depress the clutch and slide it into gear. Pretty complicated and hard to do unless you have LOTS of practise. IMHO, not worth it unless you are racing on a track or have a REALLY bad tranny or something.

[erik325i]

Double clutching is a lot like rev-matching, but instead of just reving the engine to match the rpms while letting the clutch out, you let the clutch out with the car in neutral, match the revs to the gear you are going into and then depress the clutch and slide it into gear. Pretty complicated and hard to do unless you have LOTS of practise. IMHO, not worth it unless you are racing on a track or have a REALLY bad tranny or something.

Yeah, double clutching is needed when the tranny doesn't have synchros, or the synchros die (like most MGs). I wouldn't do it unless I had to.

[Bryson]

I wouldn't do it unless I had to.

if you want to get into first at speed...

[NC325iC]

if your goin above like 2mph then 2nd will suit you just fine

[Bryson]

hahaha, not with an s14/m10

[AndrewBird]

Yeah, double clutching is needed when the tranny doesn't have synchros, or the synchros die (like most MGs). I wouldn't do it unless I had to.

Actually, MG transmission are pretty much bullit proof, asuming you are not talking about the overdrive unit. Mine has over 140,000 miles on it and still shifts and runs smoothly.

[erik325i]

Yeah, double clutching is needed when the tranny doesn't have synchros, or the synchros die (like most MGs). I wouldn't do it unless I had to.

Actually, MG transmission are pretty much bullit proof, asuming you are not talking about the overdrive unit. Mine has over 140,000 miles on it and still shifts and runs smoothly.

That's the first time I heard of MG trannys being bullit proof. Most MGBs I've seen require to double clutch each shift because of blown synchros. I was suprised when my friend's dad got an MGB that had working synchros (except first gear). It was rebuilt earlier though.

[AndrewBird]

Yeah, double clutching is needed when the tranny doesn't have synchros, or the synchros die (like most MGs). I wouldn't do it unless I had to.

Actually, MG transmission are pretty much bullit proof, asuming you are not talking about the overdrive unit. Mine has over 140,000 miles on it and still shifts and runs smoothly.

That's the first time I heard of MG trannys being bullit proof. Most MGBs I've seen require to double clutch each shift because of blown synchros. I was suprised when my friend's dad got an MGB that had working synchros (except first gear). It was rebuilt earlier though.

Really? I have never heard of the synchros going bad in them. Huh, weird.

[nickmp0wer]

my dad has an old tc or something like that. Theres no way he knows what double clutching is so they must be fine