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Originally posted by dd74
Hmmm...that's interesting. So to do this:

1) Press in clutch.
2) Go to neutral.
3) Let out clutch.
4) Press in clutch.
5) Go to higher gear.

Will that extend the life of my 915 gearbox?

Double clutching was THE way to shift during the days of the "crash box" transmission. You see kids, there was a time before the synchromesh transmission, when shifting was accomplished by going to neutral, letting out the clutch, then using engine speed to help the gears mesh, thus no grinding as you shifted up or down. Knowing how to double clutch was a useful skill...easily picked up if your learning to drive vehicles were non synchromesh cars, like mine were. Those who complain of the 915's shifting should have tried a Ford F-1 pickup with a flathead V-8 and a crash box...