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11-27-2020, 01:29 PM | #1 |
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Gears 1930 model A
I sometimes have some grinding while I shift. Is this normal? I have a 1930 model a
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11-27-2020, 01:40 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gears 1930 model A
It’s normal if you aren’t double clutching. Shifting without double clutching requires precise use of the throttle while shifting.
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11-27-2020, 02:17 PM | #3 |
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Re: Gears 1930 model A
Use the heavy 600W gear oil as well for the best shifting.
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11-27-2020, 03:12 PM | #4 |
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First understand what is grinding. The gears are not modern synchro-mesh so they have to slide into each other. Try to keep this in mind...the purpose of first gear is to get to second and the purpose of second is to get to third! In other words don't rev it up like a modern car, shift quickly at like 5MPH into second and at 10-15 MPG into third. YES 600 oil in trans to help slow them down when the clutch is in, here's a big one for me...when going into second and third hold that shifter HARD to the right it really helps for some reason, BE SURE THE IDLE is slow, in other words have the right side throttle arm as slow as possible to let the gears slow down as you shift. A high idle will always cause grinding.
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11-27-2020, 04:09 PM | #5 |
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Good info above.
Take your time. These old monsters are not in a hurry to do anything. As said, shift 1-2 while just moving. 2-3 at about 12-15mph. Nice and slow and feel the shifter slip along. No need to double clutch. Down shifts are different. Double clutch. Until used to it, its better to raise the engine speed a bit too high then leave it a bit too low. Take your time, you'll get used to it. Like most things, its a learned skill. |
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I'm so used to double clutching I even double clutch my Mitchell O/D. In fact I'm so used to double clutching I sometimes find myself double clutching my F-150... and it's an automajic. |
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11-27-2020, 05:39 PM | #7 |
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A nice slow engine idle is needed when shifting like what's stated in the owners manual or double clutching ! I shift both ways 1-2 @5-8 mph,2-3@12-15 mph or if I'am in a hurry double clutch
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11-28-2020, 01:45 PM | #8 |
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11-28-2020, 05:19 PM | #9 |
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Also shift with a "soft hand"
I will sometimes have a tendency to reach for the spark advance and need to tell myself not to double clutch in my 50 Ford. |
11-29-2020, 10:55 AM | #10 |
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Shifting a non synchronized transmission is an acquired skill that gets better with understanding and time. Double clutching can help but it's also a lot about getting used to the rpms matching for the different gear selections. First off, it's important to have good hearing and recognition of the sound of the various rpms that a particular gear likes to start out at. Just letting off the throttle allows the countershaft cluster to slow down but you don't really need to let it stop turning. It just needs to be allowed to slow enough to match the rpm that the next gear needs to match it.
I know that this may not make much sense to folks but a smooth shift will only happen when the cluster is going the same speed as the main output shaft. I learned to drive in an old 1952 F3 pickup with the non-syncho 4-speed and I was able to anticipate the correct rpms for upshift and downshift after I got used to it. Low gear was the only one that I seldom ever tried to downshift to because it wasn't practical If I was coming to a stop anyway. |
12-01-2020, 09:51 AM | #11 |
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My Dad put his car away and it sat for 30 yrs. I resurrected it and had to learn all over again how to shift. I ground some gears til I figured out the timing. Patrick L. is correct on the method. My Dad always had a truck with a manual transmission, and always shifted them the same way, just get up to 5-10 mph and then shift to 2nd. The engines would lug along at slow speed and practically stall, but since he had grown up in the Model A era, he just thought that's how you do it! He ruined an '89 Chevy dump truck motor doing that!
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12-01-2020, 10:29 AM | #12 |
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Lugging the model A engine can-will beat up the babbit .
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12-01-2020, 10:58 AM | #13 |
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So, just what is lugging ? I'd like to know, been hearing it my whole life.
Henry says to shift our old monsters from 1-2 at 5-8 and 2-3 at 12-15. So what are the engine speeds while we're doing this ? As long as there is an oil cushion and no metal to metal contact,,,,,,, |
12-01-2020, 11:10 AM | #14 |
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I would define lugging as too high an intake manifold pressure for the current RPM. Combustion impulse forces get transmitted down to bearings much more when lugging. It's not just oil film, it's the beating. Just like detonation can ruin an engine even though lubrication is adequate.
It's going to be a function of shift speed, yes, but also load. How steep is the hill you're on? But it's hard to quantify with x rpm at x grade at x speed with x weight in the car. However, if you step further on the gas and you get an immediate increase in speed, you are not lugging. If you step further on the gas and get no increase in speed, or the increase is painfully slow, you just might be lugging. |
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12-01-2020, 05:55 PM | #16 |
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hey Lou...any of this help....? We love feedback.
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12-01-2020, 06:16 PM | #17 | |
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I agree in part. I've been flying over 50 years and a lot of it is done operating over-square. [ manifold pressure v rpm] [ also lean of peak]. Doesn't hurt anything when done correctly. However, some think lugging is what causes or can cause detonation. I suppose its a fine point or a matter of terminology. Detonation/ping/spark knock [ not pre-ignition] can be somewhat hard on an engine and is caused by too much load [ combustion temps and pressure] along with too much ignition advance. |
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12-01-2020, 07:48 PM | #18 |
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Lou something that was has not been mentioned that will effect shifting is the temperature of the oil in the transmission.
When cold you will need to shift faster and then slow the act of shifting as the temperature rises. Just another quirk of driving a Model A.
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