Do you ever have occasional periods of bad shifting?

"Burrito de EJ25" (alexcarrillo01)
01/30/2014 at 23:54 • Filed to: None

I'm trying to figure out if it's a lack of experience, or of it's just something that happens to everyone.

Every now and then I'll have periods of sloppy, jerky shifts. Letting off the clutch too quick, cutting throttle in too fast. It'll happen for a few days and after that it's continued smooth sailing.

Thinking about it makes me focus on it and probably prolongs my slump.

DISCUSSION (22)

Volksandmopar > Burrito de EJ25
01/30/2014 at 23:57

Nah bro. Perfect double clutch heel-toe powershifts every time here. :P. But yea, I get this too, a day or two, then it goes away. Strangeness.

WhiskeyGolf > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 00:01

Happens for so many reasons. I find I sometimes shift badly when the car is cold, but of course it could also be me that's cold. Most of the time it's when I'm impatient, so I just have to take a breath and pay attention.

naallday > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 00:10

Yes. This absolutely happens to me too! I have no idea what it's from either. Being impatient? Maybe. Car? Possibly. Who knows.

Stef Schrader > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 00:20

Most of my shifts are terrible, but I don't get to drive a manual enough to really figure it out, I guess.

Either I get super nervous and screw up or I get cocky and "har, har, this car looks easy to shift" and screw up even worse.

(So, uh, back to browsing cheap NBs and/or old 911s on Craigslist. Stef need manual car.)

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 00:27

Winter = bad shifting for a 200k mile car. I stall on occasion but I look at it as a reminder that my clutch is still in one piece.

Burrito de EJ25 > Volksandmopar
01/31/2014 at 00:44

I feel like if I stop focusing in it, it goes away. But that's really hard to do. Especially if I'm giving someone a ride.

ddavidn > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
01/31/2014 at 00:44

This happens to me also, until I've been driving for quite some time and it finally warms up...

JasonStern911 > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 01:14

Yes, which is why I try not to drive my Carrera hungover/sleep deprived.

The Real Dacia Sandero > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 01:31

Yeah. I have wondered about it too. I'll have periods where every shift is buttery smooth, and then some where I stay on the clutch too long or don't transition smooth enough.

Decay buys too many beaters > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 01:47

Yes, but it's usually because my FR-S ecu has been reset and the god damn fucking throttle by wire has to re-learn the min and max throttle positions.

Basically it means i either stall or over rev because my throttle takes about an extra half inch of travel than I am expecting

Hoccy > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 02:40

Sometimes I get single shifts wrong, usually caused by lack of concentration or no reason for shifting at all. Not really periods, but sometimes getting into a new car can be interesting for the first 5 minutes.

Squid > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 02:52

Yep. It usually happens with someone else in the car. I also have a hard time getting used to different cars clutch and tranny interaction but generally after a few shifts I get it down. But I shift terribly if I'm feeling lazy and don't care or just lose concentration.

CPT Speedbump > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 04:39

I have periods of bad shifting sometimes when I get off work and am super tired? lol, does being super tired count? :P

JACU - I've got bonifides. > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 07:42

Yeah. Having driven my wife's car (auto with paddles) has affected my shifting when I get back in my Forester (manual), at least for first couple of miles of travel.

ThatWillBuffOut > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 08:49

My first year of driving was like that. Especially with other people in the car. I had to stop concentrating so much on the shifting and just naturally do it, like you said. Now I only have the occasional missed gear or bad clutch uptake.

MonkeePuzzle > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 10:08

yes, anytime someone else gets in my car

ixismore > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 10:13

Once is just too much.. High RPM 2nd gear shift, foot and arm was not in sync... Such a loud and shrill metallic sound and the entire gearbox felt like it vomited. I tried to step the clutch in as fast as I could.
As an 18 year old with a car I love (88 325ix) my as clenched so quickly. Thankfully the gearbox was all warmed up so I like to think it didn't get too badly hurt, but for the rest of the trip I felt like it kept making funny noises. I vowed to focus on that syncing of body parts to prevent that from ever happening again..

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 10:43

Everyone has a bad shifting day every once in a while. Some people lie and claim they don't.

revrseat70 > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 11:18

YES! It's always when I've got someone riding shotgun and I'm trying to shift super smooth for their sake.

Fookin' Prawns > Burrito de EJ25
01/31/2014 at 16:36

Yeah, from time to time. Mostly it gets pretty notchy, but that could be the gearbox, too.

ilostmypants > Burrito de EJ25
02/03/2014 at 23:19

I don't want to talk about it.

gabdere > Burrito de EJ25
02/06/2014 at 17:40

Yep, that's what happened with my Rabbit. And i told myself i just sucked at shifting and bought a DSG... Mhhh