Definition of "double clutching" from "Howstuffworks" website.
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Definition of "double clutching" from "Howstuffworks" website.
There was some confusion as to what double clutching is. I highly recommmend the site for the basics of automotive system operation. This quote is from the "How Manual Transmissions Work".
"The transmission shown here does not have "synchros" (see below), so if you were using this transmission you would have to double-clutch it. Double clutching was common in older cars and is still common in some modern race cars. In double-clutching you first push the clutch pedal in once to disengage the engine from the transmission. This takes the pressure off the dog teeth so you can move the collar into neutral. Then you release the clutch pedal and rev the engine to the "right speed". The right speed is the RPM value at which the engine should be running in the next gear. The idea is to get the blue gear of the next gear and the collar rotating at the same speed so that the dog teeth can engage. Then you push the clutch pedal in again and lock the collar into the new gear. At every gear change you have to press and release the clutch twice, hence the name "double-clutching"."<ul><li><a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Auto">http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Auto</a</li></ul>
"The transmission shown here does not have "synchros" (see below), so if you were using this transmission you would have to double-clutch it. Double clutching was common in older cars and is still common in some modern race cars. In double-clutching you first push the clutch pedal in once to disengage the engine from the transmission. This takes the pressure off the dog teeth so you can move the collar into neutral. Then you release the clutch pedal and rev the engine to the "right speed". The right speed is the RPM value at which the engine should be running in the next gear. The idea is to get the blue gear of the next gear and the collar rotating at the same speed so that the dog teeth can engage. Then you push the clutch pedal in again and lock the collar into the new gear. At every gear change you have to press and release the clutch twice, hence the name "double-clutching"."<ul><li><a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Auto">http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm?cat=Auto</a</li></ul>
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