Is it bad to drive in 5th gear?
For example, going 20 mph in 5th gear down a quiet city street that you know has no stop signs for half a mile or more. To answer your question, no it isn’t bad for your car to keep it in as high a gear as you can while still maintaining speed.
Which is better to drive in 3rd or 4th gear?
If your car is happy to drive at 30 mph in 4th, it will be a far more economical choice than 3rd. If on a faster road driving in 5th gear, selecting 4th will provide more power and speed to the engine if you need to overtake another vehicle. From 3rd, cup your hand round the lever palm facing you and simply pull straight down.
Can You downshift from 5 th gear to 2 nd gear?
You can easily downshift from 5 th gear directly to 2 nd gear, as it is practically safe. It is useful especially when you are turning around corners or want to stop the vehicle. Just make sure that you do not release the clutch until achieving the right speed for the 2 nd gear.
Is it bad to drive slow at low RPMs in 4th or 5th gear?
To answer your question, no it isn’t bad for your car to keep it in as high a gear as you can while still maintaining speed. As long as you are above idle in RPM and your engine isn’t lugging, you aren’t doing any damage. See this link for more information about lugging. You mentioned that you might do this to be quieter and for fuel efficiency.
For example, going 20 mph in 5th gear down a quiet city street that you know has no stop signs for half a mile or more. To answer your question, no it isn’t bad for your car to keep it in as high a gear as you can while still maintaining speed.
To answer your question, no it isn’t bad for your car to keep it in as high a gear as you can while still maintaining speed. As long as you are above idle in RPM and your engine isn’t lugging, you aren’t doing any damage. See this link for more information about lugging. You mentioned that you might do this to be quieter and for fuel efficiency.
You can easily downshift from 5 th gear directly to 2 nd gear, as it is practically safe. It is useful especially when you are turning around corners or want to stop the vehicle. Just make sure that you do not release the clutch until achieving the right speed for the 2 nd gear.
What causes the 5th gear to pop out?
Since the engagement forks and their respective hubs also move in a motion along the axis of the shafts, any movement is going to effect gear engagement. The shift hubs are normally free to move along the shafts and once pushed or pulled into an engagement position they are held in place by only small “detent” springs.