soon a new stick shift driver..

[wolf_dau]

How do you you find/where is it/how do you put it on - the neutral in a 1992 honda accord?


For what reason would a person disarm the clutch - pushing it all the way down?

[00accord44]

What the hell are you talking about?

Are you trying to learn how to drive stick? Cuz if you can't figure out what direction the clutch pedal goes and what neutral is, you should give up now... seriously

[wolf_dau]

i do know where the pedal goes and know what is neutral... that is not the question

[00accord44]

Originally Posted by wolf_dau

How do you you find/where is it/how do you put it on - the neutral in a 1992 honda accord?

For what reason would a person disarm the clutch - pushing it all the way down?

So what is the question?

[lamehonda]

Are you talking about a clutch brake???

[wolf_dau]

How do you get a stick shift car from any gear to neutral? How do you get neutral? I know it's on neutral if the shifter wiggles back and forth but how do you get it there?

[wolf_dau]

and i know as far as reverse you push the stick down. how do you remove the reverse? push it down(or pull it up) again?

[00accord44]

Not to be an ass, but in all seriousness you should probably have somebody who can sit in the car with you to answer these questions or I see a fried clutch and ground gears in your future.

But if you don't hopefully our descriptions can help. I'll run through the basics. Again, I'm not trying to be an ass, but I'm about to get down to the bare basics.

1) To start the car, make sure its not in gear, e-brake is on, push in the clutch, and turn the key

*Before making practice shifts into gears, turn the car off again. ALWAYS push the clutch down before shifting into or out of any gear*

2) To enter first gear, move the stick all the way left, then forward.

3) To return to neutral, pull the stick back until you feel it release from the shift gate. The stick will be able to freely move from right to left.

4) To engage reverse (assuming you have a 5 speed) push the stick to the right and pull it back.

*Reverse may be sticky to get into. If the stick doesn't go in all the way at first, put the car in a forward gear, take it out, and try reverse again*

5) To get back to neutral from any gear, just pull or push the stick in the opposite direction you did to get into the gear. (from 1st 3rd and 5th pull it back. from 2nd 4th and Reverse push it forward). The gear pattern should actually be imprinted on your shift knob.

*Actually moving forward takes more skill than I can describe through typing, but I'll try.*


To move forward, turn the car on and put it in 1st gear (Left and forward). Make sure e-brake is off. Hold the clutch pedal down while gently stepping on the gas. If you have a tachometer (Should have numbers starting at 0 ranging up to around 7) increase gas until it gets to a little above 2 (which is really 2000. #s on the tachometer are usually multiplied by 1000). Then slowly let out the clutch.

As you release the clutch, the revs on the tachometer will begin to fall from 2000 so you will have to add a little more gas as the clutch pedal comes out. The hard part is finding that balance of gas and clutch. Don't be discouraged if the car shuts off on you. Its normal. Just take it out of gear, start it up, and try again. You have to find the right speed of letting out the clutch and adding more gas.

Once you learn 1st gear, the rest is easy. As you speed up, the revs in the tachometer will increase. Once they get to about 2500 - 3000 you can shift to the next gear. Just get off the gas, push in the clutch, and pull the stick straight back to 2nd gear. Once its in there, release the clutch (quickly this time) and get back on the gas. Repeat for gears 3, 4, and 5.

Moving in reverse is the same as 1st gear. Add gas and release the clutch slowly.

Any time you need to hit the brakes, push the clutch in first. If you're in gear and hit the brakes without the clutch being in, the car will shut off.


Hope this helps

[wolf_dau]

Originally Posted by 00accord44

Not to be an ass, but in all seriousness you should probably have somebody who can sit in the car with you to answer these questions or I see a fried clutch and ground gears in your future.

But if you don't hopefully our descriptions can help. I'll run through the basics. Again, I'm not trying to be an ass, but I'm about to get down to the bare basics.

1) To start the car, make sure its not in gear, e-brake is on, push in the clutch, and turn the key

*Before making practice shifts into gears, turn the car off again. ALWAYS push the clutch down before shifting into or out of any gear*

2) To enter first gear, move the stick all the way left, then forward.

3) To return to neutral, pull the stick back until you feel it release from the shift gate. The stick will be able to freely move from right to left.

4) To engage reverse (assuming you have a 5 speed) push the stick to the right and pull it back.

*Reverse may be sticky to get into. If the stick doesn't go in all the way at first, put the car in a forward gear, take it out, and try reverse again*

5) To get back to neutral from any gear, just pull or push the stick in the opposite direction you did to get into the gear. (from 1st 3rd and 5th pull it back. from 2nd 4th and Reverse push it forward). The gear pattern should actually be imprinted on your shift knob.

*Actually moving forward takes more skill than I can describe through typing, but I'll try.*


To move forward, turn the car on and put it in 1st gear (Left and forward). Make sure e-brake is off. Hold the clutch pedal down while gently stepping on the gas. If you have a tachometer (Should have numbers starting at 0 ranging up to around 7) increase gas until it gets to a little above 2 (which is really 2000. #s on the tachometer are usually multiplied by 1000). Then slowly let out the clutch.

As you release the clutch, the revs on the tachometer will begin to fall from 2000 so you will have to add a little more gas as the clutch pedal comes out. The hard part is finding that balance of gas and clutch. Don't be discouraged if the car shuts off on you. Its normal. Just take it out of gear, start it up, and try again. You have to find the right speed of letting out the clutch and adding more gas.

Once you learn 1st gear, the rest is easy. As you speed up, the revs in the tachometer will increase. Once they get to about 2500 - 3000 you can shift to the next gear. Just get off the gas, push in the clutch, and pull the stick straight back to 2nd gear. Once its in there, release the clutch (quickly this time) and get back on the gas. Repeat for gears 3, 4, and 5.

Moving in reverse is the same as 1st gear. Add gas and release the clutch slowly.

Any time you need to hit the brakes, push the clutch in first. If you're in gear and hit the brakes without the clutch being in, the car will shut off.


Hope this helps

Thank you! really has helped.


And what about being completly stopped? A quick stop and and long stop. You have to go into nuetral when a complete stop, right?

[00accord44]

At long stops, I always get in neutral and just sit with my foot on the brake until I know its about time for me to move again. I don't know if I mentioned this before, but you can hit the brake without the clutch as long as you're NOT in gear. So sitting at a light in neutral means you can just hold the brake pedal until its time to put the car back in first gear.

For short stops like stop signs, you can stay in 2nd gear and still accelerate smoothly, but I suggest you just make full stops and go back to first gear until you really have a feel for your clutch.