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03-03-2009, 05:18 PM
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| When driving a stick shift car....keep your hand on the shifter or not?
I heard that it's bad for the gears to just let your hand rest on the shifter while driving, is that true?
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03-03-2009, 05:25 PM
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I know resting your foot on clutch pedal will wear your clutch out faster but not sure about hand on shifter.
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03-03-2009, 05:26 PM
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but would you not have to engage the stick shift for it to have any effect? if its not engaged i don't see why it would be bad.
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03-03-2009, 05:29 PM
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i normally keep my hands between my legs. or the passengers.
just makes more sense than keeping it on my shifter
although i would imagine there would be adverse affects if you were to put enough pressure on the shifter.
keep your hands on the wheel, or between some legs.
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03-03-2009, 05:37 PM
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Keep your hands on the wheel  easier to avoid Retarded drivers.
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03-03-2009, 05:42 PM
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Don't put tension on it if you do keep your hand on it. You can wear out the shift forks.
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03-03-2009, 05:46 PM
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syncros wear faster as ur putting stress onto them.
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03-03-2009, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by cakeTech i normally keep my hands between my legs. or the passengers.
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keep your hands on the wheel, or between some legs. | I'd feel scared if I sat in the passenger's seat..... Seeing some dude put his hand between his legs or between my legs????  | |
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03-03-2009, 06:00 PM
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Fuckin gangsta lean
Left hand over top of steering wheel
Right hand with cell phone up to ear
Lean body towards middle, while constantly nodding head slowly
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03-03-2009, 06:10 PM
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Second this.
Is way safer to put two hands on the wheel anyway for emergency maneuvers. Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis syncros wear faster as ur putting stress onto them. | | |
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03-03-2009, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by JqC Fuckin gangsta lean
Left hand over top of steering wheel
Right hand with cell phone up to ear
Lean body towards middle, while constantly nodding head slowly |
U forgot
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and most important of all, Puckering up your lips
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03-03-2009, 06:19 PM
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I thought that only applies to gearshifts that sits directly on top the gearbox? Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis syncros wear faster as ur putting stress onto them. | | |
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03-03-2009, 06:26 PM
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ROFL what happens if you know someone who drives an auto.. with the maunal boot/shifter swap...and they keep their hand on the shifter XD
yes i know someone who did that and shifted into d->1->2 or whatever
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03-03-2009, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Crossbone ROFL what happens if you know someone who drives an auto.. with the maunal boot/shifter swap...and they keep their hand on the shifter XD
yes i know someone who did that and shifted into d->1->2 or whatever |
i knows tons of auto drivers that keep their hand on the shifter including myself, however I have never seen anybody go d->1->2 unless they got those fake manual transmission.
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03-03-2009, 06:51 PM
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i just keep the shifting hand on my lap
question anyone keep their foot on the dead pedal- those who drive standard. i find that i don't put my whole foot on the dead pedal only like the tips of my toes then when i clutch i just move the toes over like my right foot for the gas/brake
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03-03-2009, 06:53 PM
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You're suppose to keep your hands on the steering wheel, or as soon as you can after each shift. lol
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03-03-2009, 06:56 PM
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The reason why you are told to keep your hands off the shifter, is so that you keep your hands on the steering wheel so that you have more control over the vehicle. Race car drivers never touch the shifter unless they are actually shifting.
If you are sitting at a red light on Kingsway in rush hour traffic, there is nothing wrong with resting your hand on the shifter. You cannot do any mechanical harm to the gears unless you actually try to engage them without depressing the clutch and grind them.
You also do not wear out the clutch by resting your foot on the pedal, unless you actually are pushing down on the pedal. You are told not to "ride the clutch" because generally people put a little too much pressure on it accidentally and actually DO depress the clutch partially, and also if you get into an accident, you want to have your left foot bracing the dead pedal or floorboard, not the clutch or brake pedal.
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03-03-2009, 06:59 PM
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I leave my arm on the center arm rest that runs all the way along the cabin in traffic. If I'm going a decent speed or if it's raining/slippery, it's both hands on the wheel.
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03-03-2009, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by godwin I thought that only applies to gearshifts that sits directly on top the gearbox? | even on a cable shift, ur still pulling/pushing onto the cables which r connected to the shifter right? and what is connected to the other end of the cable?
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03-03-2009, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rockyvious i just keep the shifting hand on my lap
question anyone keep their foot on the dead pedal- those who drive standard. i find that i don't put my whole foot on the dead pedal only like the tips of my toes then when i clutch i just move the toes over like my right foot for the gas/brake | whats wrong with the foot being on the dead pedal? isn't that where your left foot should be anyhow?
hovering over the clutch pedal is a bad habit
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03-03-2009, 08:11 PM
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Wouldn't it depend on how much tension / articulation on the cable shift? I mean a hand on the shifter won't be too different than a bump on the road? Unless the driver have heavy hands? I always assume it requires quite a bit of force to engage the syncros.
Then again, I don't think I've owned a latitudinal laid out car.. so I won't know. Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis even on a cable shift, ur still pulling/pushing onto the cables which r connected to the shifter right? and what is connected to the other end of the cable? | | |
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03-03-2009, 08:16 PM
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depends, some times i keep my hand on it but not with anyforce.
im really 50/50, lol i usually only hold there steering wheel with 2 or three fingers at the 6 o clock postion
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03-03-2009, 08:21 PM
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keeping your hand on the shifter will also fail your drivers test.
it's a moot point really. who cares if it it hurts your transmission, you shouldn't do it anyways. you'll get more respect from girls for having both hands on the wheel unless you need to shift. and that's what most of you fuckers are worried about anyways.
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03-03-2009, 08:21 PM
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I'm hoping someone can clarify on the shift fork / synchro thing with resting your hand on the shifter. I leave my hand on the shifter all the time when I'm daily driving. Different story on the track though, I keep both hands on the wheel unless I'm shifting.
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03-03-2009, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JqC Fuckin gangsta lean
Left hand over top of steering wheel
Right hand with cell phone up to ear
Lean body towards middle, while constantly nodding head slowly | Quote:
Originally Posted by VancityPimp U forgot
Recline your seat into "sleeping" position
and most important of all, Puckering up your lips | HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA@$%$#&#%q#@!!!!!!!!
perfect.
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