???Questions on MT

[Poster]

The manual for my Forester MT says I might cause damage to the
transmission if I rest up hand on the stick. Is that true? Doesn't
make sense to me.

 

[mulder]

The idea is that if you rest your hand on the shifter when you aren't
actually shifting, in such a manner as to maintain pressure in any
direction, it could cause additional wear to the shift forks over time.
As long as you just keep your hand gently on the top of the shifter
without any pressure, there should be no problem.

 

[Gilles Gour]

-15 F is -26 C. I think that's a little too cold for 10-30. My car can
start at -30 C with 10-30 but I really dont like the sound it makes
until it reaches operation temp. The problem is not that your car will
not start, the problem is your engine will not have optimum lubrication
for a few minutes each time you start with the temp below -10 F.
No problem though if you dont keep your car for a long time.

 

[Gilles Gour]

Sory I misplaced this. It should be a reply to «10-30 oil ok in winter...»

-15 F is -26 C. I think that's a little too cold for 10-30. My car can
start at -30 C with 10-30 but I really dont like the sound it makes
until it reaches operation temp. The problem is not that your car will
not start, the problem is your engine will not have optimum lubrication
for a few minutes each time you start with the temp below -10 F.
No problem though if you dont keep your car for a long time.

 

[Gilles Gour]

The idea is that if you rest your hand on the shifter when you aren't
actually shifting, in such a manner as to maintain pressure in any
direction, it could cause additional wear to the shift forks over time.
As long as you just keep your hand gently on the top of the shifter
without any pressure, there should be no problem.

A friend with a diesel jetta had to have his stick repaired for the same
reasons. True for all manual trans I think. Rather put your hand on the
girl passenger's tigh. It will not put wear on her bushings but might
have her blushing... Well, nothing's perfect...