 Dont Do What I Did, Shifting without Declutching |
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| jabberwocky |
 Jul 10 2010, 09:14 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Cleveland OH Member No.: 11,653 Region Association: None  |
A word from the not so wise to the wise. I do not recomend trying to shift a side shift transmision without declutching (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) . 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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . 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 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) 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. |
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| windforfun |
Jul 10 2010, 09:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,790 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
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?"
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| Elliot Cannon |
Jul 10 2010, 09:42 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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I once drove my 67 bug from San Diego to Long Beach with a broken clutch cable. No problemo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I'm not sure if I would want to try it with my 914 though.
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| BigD9146gt |
Jul 10 2010, 10:00 AM
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OCD member Group: Members Posts: 376 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 3,502 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
Granny shifting not double clutching like you should!
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| realred914 |
Jul 10 2010, 10:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 1-April 10 From: california Member No.: 11,541 Region Association: None |
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.
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| Katmanken |
Jul 10 2010, 05:40 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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. |
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| Mark Henry |
Jul 10 2010, 06:07 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Jul 10 2010, 11:42 AM)  I once drove my 67 bug from San Diego to Long Beach with a broken clutch cable. No problemo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I'm not sure if I would want to try it with my 914 though. 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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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