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Posted by: jabberwocky Jul 10 2010, 09:14 AM

A word from the not so wise to the wise. I do not recomend trying to shift a side shift transmision without declutching . And now I will tell you why.
So last night I was driving home from work everything was going good but I have picked up a bad (well i never thought it was bad before) habbit of shifting my ford ranger by matching my revs and shifting without declutching the engine from the transmision.
I have always figured If i can do this there is hope if i break my clutch cable or some other noncense like grind away a sincro. Anyway I started doing this on the teener up 1,2,3 no prob , down shift 3,2,1 no prob. till i go 1,2,3,4 Crap i cant get it out of 4th. Spent 1/2 hour trying to get it out of 4th in a parking lot trying to bump and force it out of 4th nothing would move . I had to roast my clutch all the way home trying to drive in stop and go traffic in 4th lucky I only had 3 miles to go but 4th gear is rather high 2nd or 3rd would have not been so bad.
Long story short I was lucky to get on the this site and figured out how to remove the side shifter housing and put the tranny back into neutral using a screw driver.
Now we are back on the road but I guess that clutch petal is there for more than looks.
Just though I would share maybe someone else will be saved the heartache.

Posted by: windforfun Jul 10 2010, 09:20 AM

It's called learning the hard way. We've all done it in one way or the other. As Clint Eastwood would put it: "We're you feeling lucky?"

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jul 10 2010, 09:42 AM

I once drove my 67 bug from San Diego to Long Beach with a broken clutch cable. No problemo. I'm not sure if I would want to try it with my 914 though.

Posted by: BigD9146gt Jul 10 2010, 10:00 AM

Granny shifting not double clutching like you should!


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Posted by: realred914 Jul 10 2010, 10:14 AM

hollister (pinnicles park) to redwood city in a 914 with no clutch cable is doable, just dont stop, trad and me know that one real well.

Posted by: kwales Jul 10 2010, 05:40 PM

Clutching?

I just wire the throttle full open and don't pay any attention to the smells or noises as I sweep through the gears and ram the brake.

Posted by: Mark Henry Jul 10 2010, 06:07 PM

I did it 2 weekends ago (in my '67 bus) from Viagra Falls at the June Jitterbug bug show 2 1/2 hours home in a blinding T-storm. Even drove downtown to show the kids the falls.
I used my Jeti powers to pump the clutch.