How do you double clutch?

[eoin27]

Simple question. How do you double clutch???

[teamster1975]

I double declutch automatically if I can't get the car into gear, I found this text just now;

1. Clutch in (press the clutch pedal to the floor)
2. Move the gear stick to NEUTRAL
3. Clutch out (release the clutch pedal to its normal position)
4. Blip the accelerator (push on the accelerator pedal so the revs rise and fall)
5. Clutch in again
6. Move the gear stick to the new gear
7. Clutch out again

[steve_earwig]

Before they invented sychromeshes you had to do this on all gearboxes, the idea seems to be to spin the main shaft in the gearbox to match the output shaft speed then shove it in gear crunch grind!

[mjb]

Something's been missed here... Basically when changing down a gear you change into neutral, come off the clutch pedal, hold/blip the throttle to where the revs should be in the new gear, then put it into gear

No point at all doing it in any modern car with a working clutch. I always blip the throttle on downshifts though - less wear on the clutch/gearbox, and smoother than an auto box now I've got good at it

[STALLED]

Yeah I always blip the throttle when downshifting - Just becomes habit after a while!

You stuff it up at first but just keep on practicing, it will become natural in no time!

[largeuk]

Before they invented sychromeshes you had to do this on all gearboxes, the idea seems to be to spin the main shaft in the gearbox to match the output shaft speed then shove it in gear crunch grind!

tell is about it the last wagon i had at work was a old one with a crash box now that was hard work i tell ya