Thread: (Manual noob) Had a little trouble starting in 1st gear at test drive
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:08 PM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vaughanabe13 View Post
About your PPS - at what point in the clutch travel do you want to plant your heel down? Because if I try to plant it right away I can't move my toe back far enough to hit the engagement point. Do you want to let out the clutch partway until you just about hit the point and then plant your heel and rock to the engagement point? It just seems like I'm doing the clutching too much with my whole leg/thigh and that can be a problem when I hit a bump or something and my foot moves.
Hey there thanks for the followup question.

I keep my heel off the floor until I clutch all the way in.
Then, I can plant it down and have control over how much I pivot. (calf/shin muscles, NOT thigh muscles).

I repeat this foot-in-then-heel-down-lift-up motion for each gear. It was just my way of being consistent each time, if you are like me and apply the scientific method to this stuff

Your leg will get stronger and clutch will get easier over time, too.
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