How do you change gears on a bus?
Move the gear selector into 2nd gear. Nothing happens! Press and release the gear change pedal. The bus will rock slightly as the gear engages and the engine revs will dip. Move the gear selector into 3rd. Release the handbrake and the bus will move forward, in 2nd gear, press the accelerator to pick up speed.
Can You Put your foot on the gear selector?
If you have your foot on the gear change pedal, don’t move the gear selector, or vice versa. That could damage the gearbox. And when you’ve finished with the bus, never leave it in gear. Next morning, someone is going to have real problems starting it up. To stop the engine, with the AEC examples, pull the accelerator up until the engine dies.
How did I get My gearstick out of my Clutch?
Phone the mechanic out, who got a younger guy to fit the clutch. Turns out one of the two selector cables coming from the gear stick, had slipped out of one of the plastic open ended connectors, [shaped like the letter C ] that went into the gear box. He put it back in and we could select gears.
Why do my gearsticks keep getting stuck in gear?
The linkages literally just clip onto ball joints and usually just need popping off (sometimes the cap needs to be pressed in to release a collar inside the linkage). Also worth checking are the points where the 2 cables run into their sleeves, these should be secure in their slots in order to keep the sleeves from moving around.
When to change gears in a manual / stick shift car?
If you’re going uphill or you have extra weight in your car then make sure that you speed up a little extra first before changing up gears. You can stop in any gear, but if you want to move off again then make sure you’re in 1st gear or the car could stall (switch off).
How many gears does an automatic gearbox have?
A gear stick, typically with 5 or sometimes 6 different gears and reverse, enables you to select the correct amount of power and torque for your driving conditions. An automatic gearbox works within what is basically a ‘closed system’, this means it doesn’t require input from you to change the gears.
Phone the mechanic out, who got a younger guy to fit the clutch. Turns out one of the two selector cables coming from the gear stick, had slipped out of one of the plastic open ended connectors, [shaped like the letter C ] that went into the gear box. He put it back in and we could select gears.
What’s the best way to change up gear?
When changing up gear you would normally come off gas, press down the clutch, change gear, release the clutch gently and then back on gas. To change down gear try using a slight amount of gas as you raise the clutch as this can result in a smooth gear change.