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Ole Don · 03-01-2021, 11:32 AM

The easiest way around this is for the driver to learn how to double clutch in to first gear. Find an empty flat parking lot with few obstacles, and cruise around for a minute in first at idle RPM. Watch how fast the ground goes past out of your peripheral vision. Accelerate to second, then brake like to a stop, and at the magic speed, let the clutch out as you pass neutral on your way into first. With practice, it will be silent and become second nature.

03-01-2021, 11:32 AM	#7
Ole Don Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Michael, Minnesota Posts: 1,713	Re: Interchange? for 1957 3 speed>to full synchromesh? The easiest way around this is for the driver to learn how to double clutch in to first gear. Find an empty flat parking lot with few obstacles, and cruise around for a minute in first at idle RPM. Watch how fast the ground goes past out of your peripheral vision. Accelerate to second, then brake like to a stop, and at the magic speed, let the clutch out as you pass neutral on your way into first. With practice, it will be silent and become second nature.