RE: types of shifting

[Sean B <polecat2@xxxxxxxx>]

D J,

 I just got my class A CDL.  I'd love to shift without the clutch, and 
am learning how to do this on the upshifts.  How do you avoid the clutch 
on the downshift?  I have to push in the clutch and rev the engine about 
500 rpms before I downshift.  Any advice is appreciated.

Sean



D J wrote:
> 
> 
 As a truck driver, we generally only use the clutch for starting and
> stopping, all the other times we just match the next set of gears to the 
> RPMs of the engine, whether we are shifting up or down.


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