Help Me About Shifting Im Failed My Route Test Today

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Bacongo J.'s Comment
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today im failed my route test that instructor told me about my shifting please ...
Bird-One's Comment
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Man any questions you ever have do not be afraid to ask your instructors, that is what they are there for. I'm just finished my 2nd week of school and the best advice i can give on how i brought up my shifting was took a bobtail and just drove around the yard shifting up to 7 back down for at least an hour a day not counting road time. Not sure if your school has room for that or a setup to do that but voice your concerns to your instructors. And remember timing is everything once you get that timing down you will be fine.

Bobtail:

"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
Errol V.'s Comment
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today im failed my route test that instructor told me about my shifting please ...

Responses here will match the details you supply. If you simply say "I failed .. b/c of my shifting" you will get general suggestions. What seems to be the problem? Timing, grinding gears, double clutching? Then you can get more specific help

Double Clutch:

To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.

When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.

This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.

Double Clutching:

To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.

When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.

This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.

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