/dmt/ daily manual thread

>if you stop on a hill and use the clutch to stay still instead of the footbrake does it wear the clutch significantly?
absolutely
do it too long and you could completely glaze your clutch

i haven't driven a manual for 7 years now but every time I get behind the wheel of a manual I still manage to doubleclutch easily.
Muscle memory is magical thing

>How long does it generally take to become second nature?
Give it a year. Maybe an extra 6 months for true proficiency.

What is the point of double clutching in your average manual car? Genuinely wondering. I thought you only needed to double clutch on cars with no synchros.

Smoother downshifts

>Fiesta owners need a thread about learning to drive manual

I've noticed a slight rattling sound when my clutch pedal is just slightly depressed. It's not there when the clutch is actually disengaged; it only shows up just before my foot is off the pedal completely. I assume it's the throwout bearing. How long can I avoid having to replace that bitch? (should have replaced the clutch and throwout bearing 6 months ago when I had to replace the leaking seals in my trans/tcase, but oh well). I only use the clutch for complete stops, so that saves a bunch of wear on the bearing.

There is no need to double clutch in a modern car that has a transmission with synchronizers in it. Double clutching will reduce wear on the synchros, however the effect is negligible, and the synchros are meant to be used up.

There are only 2 situations really when double clutching would be beneficial/necessary
>vehicle without synchronizers
>skipping gears ie: trying to go from like 5th to 3rd or 4th to 2nd really quickly (for whatever reason, for example rotary engines are very high revving and it is not uncommon for drivers to drop from 4th to 2nd in them)

In a situation like this double clutching will prevent the synchros from wearing more than normal because the change is so large. Not too sure on technicalities, but I'm fairly certain that in a normal downshifting situation (say 4th-2nd) you would want to row through each individual gear in order to maintain drivetrain speed, (4th - 3rd - 2nd) however if you tried to just go from 4th to 2nd (skipping 3rd) without double clutching the synchros would need to catch up more, wear more and the shift would be slower than if you double clutched, as you are manually spinning up the layshaft when you blip in neutral with double clutching.

What does a burning clutch smell like? Please don't tell me it smells like burning brakes because I have no idea what that smells like either.

cant really describe it its quite distinct. When it burns off its not fucked imediatly but you should get it checked out.