1st gear clutch?
 

I am nub... I admit... So I need your guys expertise =)

Does this happen to you guys as well?

I am in a parking lot. I am at a stop. Now I am slowing driving and I am in first gear. Now I am about to shift into 2nd gear and at the same its around at 3000 rpm (1st gear) and now i press the clutch all the way (so that I can shift into 2nd gear) and then sometimes I can feel my car like slamming against something. Like it happens randomly. I don't know what causes it. I know for a fact that its probably the way I drive. So anyone noticed this too? Like every time this happens me and the passenger jerk. This only happens when I am trying to go from 1st to 2nd gear. Happens when I press the clutch all the way. HELP~~~;; =(

You probably tend to clutch out too quickly. If you do that the car will be jerky. Try releasing the clutch gently after sticking it into gear. If you clutched out too slow or kept your foot in the clutch you'd over rev and stand still. It must be because of your clutch foot work not being smooth enough.

The problem isn't when I am shifting to 2nd gear its right in between. The moment I press the clutch the car kinda slams. Like I thought at first I was just bad at shifting so tested. While driving in first and i just press the clutch when it was at 3000rpm to see what happens and it slams. Like as if I am driving in fifth gear and slamming the clutch.

If you stick it in 1st gear & drive off till 3000rpm, clutch in fully and you feel a slamming motion, then I'd think there's something wrong with your car. Does it do the same thing with & without synchro rev? Maybe it's interfering in some way?

My car is base and does not have the syn rev so I shouldn't worry about that.

So my question is then... when in first gear at 3000 rpm when u press the clutch u shouldn't really feel slamming... right? Like if you just press it and not let go... shouldn't feel any slamming sensation... right?!

The car should just continue to drive as is, eventually slow down and not jerk. In all my years of driving manuals I've never experienced a jerk or slam when clutching in at any speed. Maybe someone else will come up with a miracle explanation but I think you should show it to your dealership, I personally would.

Thank you for your help and concern. Lets see if anyone else has the same problem.

are you letting the gas off before pushing the clutch in? your timing may be bad with that. try it again but instead of pushing the clutch in, accelerate to 3000 and just let the gas off suddenly like would be shifting. You may be starting to engine brake before you are pushing the clutch in. you should let off the gas when the clutch is at its release point not when u start pushing the clutch in. if it feels the same as accelerating to 3000 and just taking your foot off the gas this is your problem. Is this your first manual car because my sister did this when i was teaching her in my beater?

^_^;; yes this is my first manual.

So your tell me to let go of the gas 100% before pressing the clutch?

yes, you shouldn't be on the gas when pressing the clutch in.

Any other advice?

Practice and keep VDC on.

i said to take your foot off the gas without pushing hte clutch just to see if that was the same feeling. Eventually your timing and feel will get better and you will be taking your foot off the gas at the exact moment the clutch releases which is the goal.

i dun understand. I tried its like on off thingy... sometimes it slamms and sometimes it doesnt... anyone have the same problems?

also when it slams... it feels though as the clutch is really tightly stuck in 1st gear and going to 2nd gear feels much stiffer...

i find the shifter in this car is hard to get into second gear anyway so that doesn't help. point being if it slams you are letting off the gas too early <--- If that and practice don't solve it have a friend that knows how to drive a manual go for a ride with you and ask them their thoughts.

start here...

the clunk has been discussed in detail in many threads...so far as I know all 370s have this issue...mine does as well, you just have to find the sweet spot and even then it will occasionally clunk...

good luck :driving:

What happens to me is when driving in 1st at about 2000-3000rpm, push the clutch in and bam, a loud thud, I mean WTF is that ???? And it happens randomly too. Should I be worry??

THAT is the clunk and nissan says it's nothing.

its from pushing in the clutch pedal too quickly at low speed. happens at low speed in 1st, and 2nd (even third at very low speeds) if you just STOMP the pedal to the floor.

You will eventually find the sweet spot to stop the clunk. I haven't clunked in a long time. It used to happen every time when I first got the car.

I find that getting up to 3500rpm and going into second usually prevents it from happening. Or shifting to second at a really low RPM, like under 2000.

It is something that really bugged me before, but now I rarely hear it. Just going up my steep *** driveway sometimes when I push in the clutch in the garage. Can't really help it there.

I think what you're talking about is what happens to me too. Give it just a little dab of throttle before pushing in the clutch.

Exactly, everyone seems to have the same issue. In fact it pretty much happens in most manual cars. I found the only time it does it for me is when I am parking.

It makes the big cocking noise... right?!

So its okay for the car? because it sounds as if it would be harmful to the car.

this only happens to me in first gear. so should i give it a little more gas?

So you think its because when i am in first gear as the car slowly rows i kinda let go of the clutch and use mostly the gas paddle. you think its because of that?

I noticed when I am in a traffic it occurs more often and even in parking lots.

link does not work~~;;

hmmm so you think u need to give it more throttle?

strange it did when i posted...

anyway thanks link updated...

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