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What happens if you mess up shifting?

Bad shifting will hurt your gearbox. Grinding gears is a risk. The gear teeth are hard, and unless you have an exotic vehicle, are always in mesh. You should be concerned about the synchromesh cones.

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Been driving a car with a manual transmission for 6 years. I never had to replace the clutch but the transmission recently blew up on me. I was aware that my car was leaking transmission fluid for quite some time so I assumed that was the reason for the car's transmission failure. Upon further thought, I started questioning my shifting habits. Now I know all the basics, like don't hold the clutch down at a red light, don't ride the clutch blah blah blah. My questions are a little more specific to my own habits. For example, When I am in 1st gear (and lets say I am in the drive-through at a fast food place) and I want to inch forward because some space just became available. Is it OK to "half-shift" in order to inch forward in tight spots? (by "half shift" I mean this: So I am in 1st gear, I release the clutch halfway and give a little gas in order to get some acceleration, but then immediately depress the clutch and gently brake before fully engaging 1st gear so I don't crash into the car in front of me) Would a scenario like that damage my transmission?

Another question is if bad rev matching would damage the transmission. I know it could screw up the clutch but my main concern is about the transmission?

Is it just a myth that with manual transmissions the clutch will eventually need to be replaced, and the transmission should go for 100s of thousands of miles no problem?

I have a friend who insists that bad shifting will only damage the clutch...but I don't know if I believe him. If anyone can tell me any other ways that bad shifting could damage the transmission I would love to know! Thanks!

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Is it OK to skip shift?

As our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained notes, skipping one or two gears on upshifts is relatively safe. You'll just want to let the clutch out more slowly than you would normally, to make sure the engine and transmission speeds are matched, otherwise, the car might judder.

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In a manual-transmission car, you can save yourself some effort and skip gears on up- and downshifts, but there's a right and a wrong way to do it. If you're not careful, you run the risk of blowing up your engine. But don't let that discourage you. It's really not that tricky. As our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained notes, skipping one or two gears on upshifts is relatively safe. You'll just want to let the clutch out more slowly than you would normally, to make sure the engine and transmission speeds are matched, otherwise, the car might judder. You'll want to match the engine and transmissions speeds on downshifts too. Just like a regular single-gear downshift, that requires rev-matching, but you'll need to give the car more throttle depending on which gear you're shifting to. With skipping gears on downshifting, don't shift down to a gear that'll cause your engine to exceed its redline. That can potentially require a very expensive fix. A simple rule of thumb is to skip no more than two gears at a time. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

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