How drive manual transmission

My dad taught me how to drive a stick shift when I was 16-years-old. Now, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, and the car was a Saab 900 Turbo, which was not the easiest car in the world to Note: Before you read how a transmission works, I highly recommend reviewing our Gearhead 101s on the ins and outs of engines and drivetrains. What Transmissions Do. Before we get into the specifics of how a manual transmission works, let's talk about what transmissions do in general. Learning to Drive a Manual Transmission. If it's your first time driving a manual transmission, it's a good idea to learn with an understanding and encouraging friend or family member who already owns a stick. There are plenty of horror stories about people trying to learn to drive a manual on a car they just bought at a dealership. Basics. How the transmission works. In a front-engined rear-wheel-drive car, power is transmitted from the engine through the clutch and the gearbox to the rear axle by means of a tubular propeller shaft. How Can I Learn To Drive Stick If I Don't Have a Stick Car? but I'm planning on purchasing a used manual-transmission car. Issue is, I've gotta test drive the thing, and none of my How to Drive Manual. The basic concepts of starting and shifting through the gears is a manageable process for just about anyone. To drive a manual, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the clutch, become comfortable with the I learned to drive at the wheel of a manual-transmission 24-speed diesel-powered tractor on a Saturday afternoon at the Massey-Ferguson proving ground where my father was a development engineer. Would the entire transmission explode? In this article, we'll answer all of these questions and more as we explore the interior of a manual transmission. Cars need transmissions because of the physics of the gasoline engine. First, any engine has a redline — a maximum rpm value above which the engine cannot go without exploding. I took my 19-year-old son