5 common mistakes that ruin a manual transmission

  • Sep 02, 2021

A manual transmission is increasingly being touted as something absolutely reliable and extremely durable, especially in relation to an automatic transmission. Does it make sense to say that in reality the manual transmission is a "creature" no less gentle and demanding for the correct attention from the driver. It is possible to ditch the "mechanics", including without much desire, absolutely imperceptibly for oneself, by making one or several serious mistakes in operation.

Box repair is always expensive. | Photo: 1km.by.
Box repair is always expensive. | Photo: 1km.by.
Box repair is always expensive. | Photo: 1km.by.

The automatic transmission has many advantages over the "old-fashioned" mechanics. That is why today more and more motorists choose automatic transmission. Nevertheless, the "mechanics" club is still crowded. There is a misconception that it is much more difficult to ditch a manual transmission than an automatic one. In fact, this is not the case. In addition to driving with a cold unit and irregular maintenance of the good old manual transmission, the following things cause serious harm.

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1. Impact activation

Everything must be done gently. | Photo: to-500amper.by.
Everything must be done gently. | Photo: to-500amper.by.

The manual transmission must not be shifted too abruptly. Impact activation can easily damage the moving elements of the mechanism due to the fact that there is no safety electronics in the manual transmission. The driver should monitor not only how he engine lever-switch, but also how he presses and releases the clutch pedal. “Throwing” the latter is also categorically not worth it.

2. Incomplete squeezing

Reap should be correct. | Photo: auto.tcell.tj.
Reap should be correct. | Photo: auto.tcell.tj.

Incomplete clutch release is only permissible if the motorist drives a track car during a competition run. The beloved "swallow" still has to last many times longer than a competition car. And therefore, it is definitely not worth using incomplete squeezing and loading the friction discs that are superfluous in everyday life. It should be borne in mind that holding the clutch for too long is also not worth it.

3. Early switching

Too early is bad. | Photo: drive2.ru.
Too early is bad. | Photo: drive2.ru.

Roughness in working with a medal disappears from any motorist only with experience. By the way, it is for this reason that today more and more people choose the automatic transmission, which is banally easier to use. But with the mechanics, especially when shifting to a lower gear, you have to constantly "suffer" and show increased vigilance in relation to speed. Shifting too early is guaranteed to lead to a characteristic "dive" and damage to the moving parts of the manual transmission.

4. Wrong reverse

First you need to stop completely. | Photo: drive2.ru.
First you need to stop completely. | Photo: drive2.ru.

A mistake many newbies make: trying to shift into reverse gear before the vehicle comes to a complete stop. Such switching can end with an adventure in the form of a trip to the nearest workshop. With a high degree of probability, it is no longer under its own power, but with the help of a tow truck. Although from one blow, the manual transmission is unlikely to break down tightly, it is definitely not worth it to tempt fate and shorten the life of an important node out of stupidity.

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5. Stopping on the clutch

You don't have to do that. | Photo: kiozk.ru.
You don't have to do that. | Photo: kiozk.ru.

Frequent gear changes naturally tire the motorist. Especially when it comes to driving in dense city traffic. As a result, the temptation to stop with the clutch depressed grows. At the same time, many motorists forget a simple truth - the longer the clutch is open, the greater the load on the control mechanism. Even the periodic abuse of such stops inevitably leads to a breakdown of the manual transmission and expensive repairs.

If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should definitely read about
5 bad habits of motoriststhat destroy the automatic transmission.
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