nitroheadz28
Junior Member
Sometimes I goof off and want to relax my hands/ back/ shoulders when I'm approaching a red light an eighth of a mile away and there is no one behind me, riding up to it with no hands on the bars. Or I just want to coast without engine braking/ holding the throttle open.
Sometimes I want to adjust part of my gear while I'm on the go and need both my hands.
On both occasions I shift into N while coasting at 40-25mph, sometimes a light turns green before I can slow down completely, and as I shift back into 2nd no matter if I do it firmly or softly it clunks HARD. If I preload the shifter and ease it in, the lever bounces for a second before catching- as if the gears are trying to mesh together. If I do it firmly, it goes clunks quickly into gear.
I'm assuming that the reason for this is because the engine/ trans speeds aren't matched up after engine RPM drops? I haven't tried rev matching in this case yet- but I can assume this is the main reason? I've been too apprehensive to try it for fear of grenading anything.
If I can't get it to shift properly with rev matching next time I'll stop doing this for fear of damaging anything, but I just wanted to confirm in case anyone has similar habits.
I have a habit of coasting a lot in neutral with my 5/6 speed cars and of course there is no issue/ danger with this. This is my first sequential gearbox vehicle.
Sometimes I want to adjust part of my gear while I'm on the go and need both my hands.
On both occasions I shift into N while coasting at 40-25mph, sometimes a light turns green before I can slow down completely, and as I shift back into 2nd no matter if I do it firmly or softly it clunks HARD. If I preload the shifter and ease it in, the lever bounces for a second before catching- as if the gears are trying to mesh together. If I do it firmly, it goes clunks quickly into gear.
I'm assuming that the reason for this is because the engine/ trans speeds aren't matched up after engine RPM drops? I haven't tried rev matching in this case yet- but I can assume this is the main reason? I've been too apprehensive to try it for fear of grenading anything.
If I can't get it to shift properly with rev matching next time I'll stop doing this for fear of damaging anything, but I just wanted to confirm in case anyone has similar habits.
I have a habit of coasting a lot in neutral with my 5/6 speed cars and of course there is no issue/ danger with this. This is my first sequential gearbox vehicle.