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Old 11-15-2021, 11:16 AM   #63 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
Disengaging the clutch removes the engine speed from the gear. The idea is to match engine speed to the gear set. My schoolbus had an input shaft brake for shifts which is why you double clutched it between gears and stomped the pedal to the floor every time
Thanks, I forgot to mention double-clutching! I'm so used to it that I don't even think about it.
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