Questions tagged [gears]
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What's the best gear to leave a manual vehicle in when parked? [closed]
I've been told that reverse is the "strongest" gear, so in a manual transmission vehicle you should park your vehicle and leave it in reverse in the event of a parking brake failure. Others have said ...
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Is shifting to neutral on a decline more fuel efficient than keeping the gear engaged?
I always had the habit of shifting to neutral on long declines and using the brakes to slow down as needed. Intuition made me believe I'd be saving fuel as opposed to keeping a gear engaged. However, ...
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Manual transmission noise
What causes a grinding or scratching noise when shifting from 2nd to 3rd
Gear on a 2000 Celica GT?
I did have my mechanic add some gear oil but was thinking maybe I should have him drain out old ...
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Why are gears designed in this pattern in motorcycles? [duplicate]
On motorcycles with manual transmissions, the shifting gears goes (down to up) like this:
1st Gear (all down)
Neutral (half up)
2nd (full up)
3rd
(so on)
What is the logic behind this? Wouldn't it ...
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Is it OK to skip gears on a motorcycle?
I'm not sure if this is on topic, but I'd like to know the answer before it comes a repair question.
I have a Y2K Triumph Speed Triple - great bike. First gear comfortably takes to 90km/h. Needless ...
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Hard shifting on 2003 VW Jetta 1,8 with manual transmission
After unrelated repair in the shop, my car began to have difficulties going into 5th gear. Gradually over the next couple of days, it was noticeable that the car refused to engage into 3rd, and now ...
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1st gear hard to engage unless stopped, Subaru 2004 Impreza Outback Sport
Since I've bought my 2004 Impreza Outback Sport, I've had a problem with shifting into 1st gear.
First gear is generally difficult to engage while moving.
You can just force it, but it's really ...
