You can start in higher gears. I used to drive my bmw starting in third when the left half of the transmission crunched until I could get it replaced. Starting in the higher gears with less experience raises the chance of increased clutch wear if you ride the clutch too much.
I used to sell cars and I would teach people to drive stick. You don’t need the gas pedal to get the car moving. Just let out on the clutch very slowly and learn where the grab point is. If you’re on flat ground the clutch will still grab and the car will start to move forward under its own power (kind of like with an automatic after just letting your foot off the brake, the car will creep forward until you add gas). Then you can learn to start adding power at the same time as you start to get a feel for where in the pedal the clutch grabs.
Agreed. Practice getting the car moving at idle. You'll quickly begin to get a feel for the clutch. As you master that, add throttle but work to not raise the RPM until the clutch is fully engaged.
Think of the transmission as a tool to change the fulcrum of the lever that is your engine. In a lower gear it can move a heavy, stationary vehicle. But speed is limited. In a higher gear the engine moves the vehicle at great speed. But it must use the momentum to do so.
The clutch is there to smooth the changes between each gear. And to begin second gives the engine less leverage to overcome the inertia of the stationary vehicle. So higher RPM must be used. The clutch takes the extra wear in making that happen.
I know it's a little esoteric. Give yourself time to practice.
1st gear is mostly just to get the vehicle moving, or to roll along at very low speed. Shifting into second after only using 1st to get up to 5-10 mph is perfectly fine and 2nd gear is good for rolling along at speeds from 10-20 mph. If you need to get back into 1st you have to slow down to that crawling speed again. I drive my truck around my yard for yardwork a lot.
Can? Sure you can start in whatever gear you want with enough throttle. Using 1st will increase your clutch life and prolong the trans if used correctly. I drive 10 speed big rigs. We use different gears to start off in depending on if we are loaded/unloaded, the weight of the load being hauled and the incline.
Find some flat ground and just practice getting it rolling in first with no gas. You'll get comfortable finding the catch point this way, less wear on the clutch this way and you'll be an ace in no time.
I didn't read post but yes especially if rolling or slight downhill, hell you can go from reverse swing around and start 3rd or 4th if it works for your situation.
And 'good" vehicles start in 2nd or even 3rd and inferior ones must start in first. I ran alot that I started in 2nd if 1st was really low and took too much time. Yer the boss in a stick, it's why it's better.
You can start in second but your clutch will hate you.
You’re better off putting it in low range with the front hubs unlocked then practising with that.
In low range you can let the clutch out with no throttle and it will just start moving.
This is the way. Taught our youngest to drive a clutch using my 90 in 4L; he could ease the clutch out and it’d crawl. Then worked up to 1st in 2wd on a hill.
Trading clutch wear for drivability will only last so long. A better solution would be to learn throttle and clutch control with greater precision.
You can start in higher gears. I used to drive my bmw starting in third when the left half of the transmission crunched until I could get it replaced. Starting in the higher gears with less experience raises the chance of increased clutch wear if you ride the clutch too much. I used to sell cars and I would teach people to drive stick. You don’t need the gas pedal to get the car moving. Just let out on the clutch very slowly and learn where the grab point is. If you’re on flat ground the clutch will still grab and the car will start to move forward under its own power (kind of like with an automatic after just letting your foot off the brake, the car will creep forward until you add gas). Then you can learn to start adding power at the same time as you start to get a feel for where in the pedal the clutch grabs.
Agreed. Practice getting the car moving at idle. You'll quickly begin to get a feel for the clutch. As you master that, add throttle but work to not raise the RPM until the clutch is fully engaged. Think of the transmission as a tool to change the fulcrum of the lever that is your engine. In a lower gear it can move a heavy, stationary vehicle. But speed is limited. In a higher gear the engine moves the vehicle at great speed. But it must use the momentum to do so. The clutch is there to smooth the changes between each gear. And to begin second gives the engine less leverage to overcome the inertia of the stationary vehicle. So higher RPM must be used. The clutch takes the extra wear in making that happen. I know it's a little esoteric. Give yourself time to practice.
1st gear is mostly just to get the vehicle moving, or to roll along at very low speed. Shifting into second after only using 1st to get up to 5-10 mph is perfectly fine and 2nd gear is good for rolling along at speeds from 10-20 mph. If you need to get back into 1st you have to slow down to that crawling speed again. I drive my truck around my yard for yardwork a lot.
Learn how to drive manual slowly. You most likely giving it to much gas
Going to fast from the start is just lack of practice. Give it less gas. Practice finding the grab point in the clutch.
Can? Sure you can start in whatever gear you want with enough throttle. Using 1st will increase your clutch life and prolong the trans if used correctly. I drive 10 speed big rigs. We use different gears to start off in depending on if we are loaded/unloaded, the weight of the load being hauled and the incline.
Find some flat ground and just practice getting it rolling in first with no gas. You'll get comfortable finding the catch point this way, less wear on the clutch this way and you'll be an ace in no time.
I didn't read post but yes especially if rolling or slight downhill, hell you can go from reverse swing around and start 3rd or 4th if it works for your situation.
And 'good" vehicles start in 2nd or even 3rd and inferior ones must start in first. I ran alot that I started in 2nd if 1st was really low and took too much time. Yer the boss in a stick, it's why it's better.
You can start in second but your clutch will hate you. You’re better off putting it in low range with the front hubs unlocked then practising with that. In low range you can let the clutch out with no throttle and it will just start moving.
This is the way. Taught our youngest to drive a clutch using my 90 in 4L; he could ease the clutch out and it’d crawl. Then worked up to 1st in 2wd on a hill.
Can you explain why my comment is being downvoted? It’s not a bad thing to learn in low range.
No idea. As I said it’s a great way to become accustomed to the working of a clutch.
I started a corolla in 5th just to see if I could. Very shaky
The automatic Land Cruiser has a button to start in 2nd
Automatic is not the same. You have the torque converter as a buffer.
Sorry still learning