Why is the area around the gear shift particularly hot?
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There are many reasons for significant gear shift impact, but it often manifests in whether the engine mount is cracked or there are internal transmission issues. If the problem is obvious, you can go to a service station for inspection. There is a warm air circulation water tank in front of the gear shift mechanism, which has a heat shield, but prolonged driving may still generate some heat, which should be normal. Below are some tips for using car gears: 1. Tip one: Do not keep your hand on the gear shift lever for a long time while driving. 2. Tip two: Start the car in 1st or 2nd gear. 3. Tip three: Shift gears fully and depress the clutch all the way. 4. Tip four: If you notice the vehicle shaking slightly under high load, downshift by one or two gears. 5. Tip five: Coordinate the clutch and throttle well during gear shifts. Depress the clutch fully and immediately release the throttle pedal, then quickly shift to the appropriate gear.
Last time I drove our old automatic car on a long trip, I noticed the gear lever was alarmingly hot. After carefully studying this issue, I found the temperature in this area is closely related to the transmission, especially in older vehicles. When an automatic transmission operates, the fluid temperature can rise above 90°C, and the heat travels upward along the shift cable. In some cars, the exhaust pipe happens to be positioned right under that part of the chassis. After prolonged driving, the heat radiating from below can become intense if the heat insulation material has deteriorated with age. By the way, with modern electronic shifters having multiple wiring, if you have phone charging cables tangled there, the combined heat from devices and mechanical components makes it even hotter. For solutions, opening windows to ventilate and dissipate heat after parking helps, but the key is to check whether the chassis heat insulation layer has come loose.
