reverse issue with an 8v tranny--Grind prevention

[gr8hunter1 at comcast.net (Jacob Hawes)]

Since I'm only 17 and have no experience driving vehicles older than 
1980 I am curious. Does double clutching only apply when moving from a 
standstill? Because if so then I automatically do that just to make sure 
I am going into first. When I first put the new tranny in I had problems 
with it and thought I was getting into first but was actually in third.

Lars Bruchmann wrote:

>my grandpa double-clutched everything.. back when he
>learned to drive, nothing was synched, that was back
>when hitler was in power he drove huge MBs into the
>russia.  
>--- Marc_Scirocco_Qu?bec <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
>wrote:
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>>Yup, it is called "double clutching" IIRC, like them
>>old '40s trucks.
>>
>>I've been told by an ex VW dealership mechanic that
>>they grind in 1st and in
>>reverse if the clutch drags on the flywheel. Like if
>>there is worn parts,
>>clutch, rod or other...
>>
>>Cheers.
>>
>>Marc
>>'83 Scirocco
>>'97 A4
>>
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>>>-----Message d'origine-----
>>>De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>>>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part
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>>de Theron Ross
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>>>Envoy? : jeudi 26 ao?t 2004 16:52
>>>? : Calimus; Scirocco-l
>>>Objet : Re: reverse issue with an 8v tranny--Grind
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>>prevention
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>>>I don't have any suggestions for your current
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>>problem, but there's an easy
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>>>way to prevent the dreaded
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>>into-reverse-grind-shift on any manual tranny:
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>>>At a complete standstill, before shifting into
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>>reverse, depress the clutch
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>>>and shift into another gear (For example, on VWs,
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>>I typically
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>>>shift up into
>>>third first), then back into neutral and let the
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>>clutch out, and then
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>>>drepress the clutch pedal again and shift into
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>>reverse as usual and you'll
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>>>NEVER get a grind.
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>>>I've never opened a tranny up and know nothing
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>>about the
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>>>internals, but I've
>>>used this in all the vehicles I've ever driven and
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>>I never get a grind.
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>>>Best thing is, it's easy to do and easy to make a
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>>part of your
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>>>daily driving
>>>habits.
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