The Secret to Smooth Shifting in a Ford V8 Manual Transmission EVERY TIME

How do you properly shift an early Ford V8 manual transmission? If you don’t know what to do, you can cause SERIOUS damage and it's a nightmare to repair the gearbox. But if you know the secrets – a few simple tricks – it’s super easy to shift a standard tranny without ever grinding a gear. In this video, Craig Cole walks through how to change gears, what to do while driving, and even demonstrates how synchronizers work.

📖Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
01:04 – The basics
01:26 – Shift pattern overview
02:42 – Basic instructions
05:40 – Driving intermission
06:00 – Practical instruction
07:47 – DON'T DO THIS
09:20 – Another driving intermission
10:32 – Synchronizer showdown
13:13 – Wrapping things up

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