09 6mt clutch
#17
it's not the shifter that's the problem. I actually think the shifter is really good. its the clutch. i hate how about 1/2 way the clutch pops up which results in the car jerking forward
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1-2 shifts are more rough than most cars I've driven. You get used to it though. It's not hard to shift smoothly from 1-2, you just have to learn how to do it properly. As for the clutch, the engagement point is pretty high IMO. I normally press down the clutch about half way and then shift. I used to press down fully in the beginning, but it's not needed.
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Coming from a TL Type S the clutch is really high, but I havent had a problem with jerking forward like others had said. But the cluth is very loud, but hey I love the car so take the good with the bad.
#25
Thats just the bearing. Every car will make the noise some cars its just louder or quieter. On my friends 5speed maxima it was even louder then it is on the g.
#27
Anyways those who are posting about the shifting not being smooth and the clutch making you push forwards and this and that....why not just shift without the clutch?
#28
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When I first learned how to do it properly on my old car, I shifted that way almost exclusively. 200K+ miles on the same tranny, synchros, and clutch; so if it's caused anyone any damage they weren't doing it right. It's a completely different animal, but on big trucks the only time you ever clutch is starting off in 1st generally. It actually saves the transmission, but some people here can't be convinced of that.
#29
The vast majority of drivers here are horrified by the very notion of this. Every time I've posted about it, I get a number of members telling me how I will wear my clutch out faster, damage my transmission, damage my synchros, etc.
When I first learned how to do it properly on my old car, I shifted that way almost exclusively. 200K+ miles on the same tranny, synchros, and clutch; so if it's caused anyone any damage they weren't doing it right. It's a completely different animal, but on big trucks the only time you ever clutch is starting off in 1st generally. It actually saves the transmission, but some people here can't be convinced of that.
When I first learned how to do it properly on my old car, I shifted that way almost exclusively. 200K+ miles on the same tranny, synchros, and clutch; so if it's caused anyone any damage they weren't doing it right. It's a completely different animal, but on big trucks the only time you ever clutch is starting off in 1st generally. It actually saves the transmission, but some people here can't be convinced of that.
#30
PITA when you first get it, takes a while to get used to it perfectly. Even after 11 months when I went on vacation for a week when I got back took a lil bit of driving to get the clutch again