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Old May 30, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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What do you do if you stopped at higher gear? Just found out that the bastarddoesn'talwayswant to downshift to 1stthat easily after that [&:]
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 03:07 AM
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Roll it back and forth while you downshift while you are stopped
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Roll it back and forth while you downshift while you are stopped
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Old May 30, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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Mark it on your list of things not to do again...
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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Hehe, thanks[8D]
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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yeah its the same w/ a car/truck. just gotta let it roll a slight bit then try again.
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Or you can let out the clutch slowly and slightly while pushing the shifter down. - SLOWLY! SOFT!
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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you are suppossed to drop the clutch while slamming on the shifter with both feet, You'll put it in first!!! lmao
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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yep, just let out the clutch a little and it'll slip down a gear. Thats what I do.
 
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Old May 30, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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This can happen in neutral also, just so you know. For example should you be sitting at a light in neutral sometimes you have to roll it a little to get it to take the gear.
 
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