Yep, ...take her out to an empty lot and let her slowly let out the clutch
without using the gas pedal at all...show her how just as it starts grabbing
to push it back in...and then let it up again to help her get the sensation
of the clutch engaging.....she will have to do it very slowly to keep the
car from stalling while the engine is just idling, but if she can get the
hang of it that way, it seems to really help. I used to teach people how to
ride motorcycles and used this method and then again when I taught all four
of my kids to drive a stick.
Good luck,
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Pindell,
Timothy
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:39 AM
To: 'dml@dakota-truck.net'
Subject: DML: Introducing Mr. Clutch...
Fellas:
I'm going to be selling my '89 to my little sister. She's got a Daytona
that's structurally challenged by a very nice custom rust job. It runs
great, but it's falling apart. It's just not safe. She has zero experience
with a clutch. We spent some time in a parking lot and she seems to be able
to get it moving about half the time without stalling. She's fiercely
determined to be able to drive it competently. Do you guys have any input
regarding teaching strategies for manual transmission neophytes?
Tim
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