A driver hauling a fully loaded semi-trailer decelerates on a flat approach before reaching the crest of a steep mountain downgrade. While executing a double-clutch downshift to drop two gear ratios, the driver pushes the clutch in, shifts to neutral, and releases the clutch pedal, but allows the engine to idle down without pressing the accelerator pedal before pushing the clutch back down. When attempting to complete the shift into the lower gear, what will occur and why?
- AThe shift lever will slide smoothly into gear because heavy manual transmission synchronizers automatically spin the input shaft up to match road speed.
- The transmission will grind and lock the driver out of gear because the engine and input shaft are rotating too slowly to match the higher shaft speed required by the lower gear.Cevap
- CThe engine will stall immediately when the clutch pedal is depressed because the fuel delivery system cuts off when shifting without throttle input.
- DThe driver should abort the shift and wait until the vehicle is midway down the downgrade so gravity slows the transmission shaft down to idle speed.
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The transmission will grind and lock the driver out of gear because the engine and input shaft are rotating too slowly to match the higher shaft speed required by the lower gear.
In commercial manual transmissions, selecting a lower gear requires the engine and transmission input shaft to spin at higher revolutions per minute for a given road speed. Releasing the clutch in neutral and pressing the accelerator raises the speed of the input shaft to match the lower gear. If the accelerator is omitted, the input shaft remains at idle, creating a severe speed mismatch that produces gear clash and prevents the shift lever from sliding into gear.
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Engine RPM Matching and Double-Clutch Downshifting Mechanics
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