Having owned BL cars since the 60s I have never had one yet where I could
guarantee getting into either 1st, synchro or not, or reverse first time.
As far as 1st goes I very soon learned that if it baulked a quick pull back
to 2nd and push forward again, clutch still down, almost always does the
trick. It seems the synchro rings for 2nd seem to align 1st somehow. And
like you, it is now second nature (well after 30+ years it would be).
Failing that, and for reverse, it is a case of into neutral clutch up clutch
down (pause if selecting reverse or it crunches) into gear.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: double / single clutch
> On that same topic, it has become almost second nature while at a complete
> stop, to depress the clutch and shift into 2nd gear, before shifting into
> first. What are the dynamics here... given that this alligns the gearbox
> with the engine (I guess) should I be doing something different when
> shifting from 1st to 2nd? Am I extending my transmission life by doing
> this? Or does the fact that I was occaisionally getting a grind when
> shifting directly into first indicate a preexisting problem?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> '68 Sprite (hasn't ground a gear since I've owned it)
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
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