john
Had a go at it today and got quite good at it (only 1-2 and 2-3 as deliverys were too close together).
I couldnt decide, is it bad for the gearbox?
not so bad if you time it right
i drive 44 tonner hardly ever use the clutch or for that matter all the gears
works superb with a BEC and a Translogic shifter
john
I was doning it in my van 
what about the gear changes...
Yeah that aswell
So long as there's no crunching you should be fine. When you get good, try going down the box, but remember to blip the throttle.
Or it will cruch
ATB
Simon
Can put loads into the synchroniser cones that they are not designed to handle causing wear and possible breakage!
I used to work for a clutch specialist so got used to driving cars with no clutch. It happened to me recently when my cable snapped at work and people
couldn't understand how i could drive it home
It doesn't work on the wifes discovery though
My daughter's Corsa clutch cable broke and I started it in second gear to drive it home, only about 1.2 miles. When she saw me she said,"I
could do that" so I gave it to her and left her to it. She didn't change gear but she got it back for me to fix it I followed her in my
van riding shotgun.
I to worked at a Garage that had clutch clinic on the side. Clutch fitter used to drive distances with no clutch.
So I was used to driving in second gear from Forecort to ramps - so when i was at current works, i drove apprentices car that had no clutch cable, as
he wished to tow it and i didnt like that idea.
I disappeared up the road with him trailing behind.
I was told when i did my apprenticeship that you can drive with no clutch use, but not managed it as not been told how as its done on rev range so im
aware.
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Originally posted by Simon
So long as there's no crunching you should be fine. When you get good, try going down the box, but remember to blip the throttle.
Or it will cruch
ATB
Simon
to anyone that's never done it, i'd say try it.
i only had a go because it'd been mentioned on here. it meant i didn't mind driving my car for 3 days without a clutch cable when it snapped
though.
car parks are fun some people just don't understand your needs when you're driving without a clutch!
tom
My old man once had a car with a snapped clutch release arm. He drove it for 3 months with no clutch. Grinding gears were very seldom heard.
That was what made me determined to learn the necessary technique, so from my earliest days I have been quite comofortable with changing up and down
with no clutch - start the car in first gear and off you go.
Last year whilst working in Inverness the clutch release arm in the Landy failed, spent the next week
in 'Ness and the 400 mile drive home without a clutch.
[Edited on 3/12/07 by NigeEss]
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Originally posted by onzarob
quote:
Originally posted by Simon
So long as there's no crunching you should be fine. When you get good, try going down the box, but remember to blip the throttle.
Or it will cruch
ATB
Simon
I was going to say the same, changing down sorts the men from the boys
It was part of my driving lessons....oh my Dad taught me to drive
Has help me out allot over the years
I quite often do clutchless changes in my Leon Cupra and it's quite easy, both up and down. It's good to get into the habit of blipping the
throttle on down changes even when using the clutch to make it smoother and cause less wear and tear on the clutch.
There is nothing nicer than changing gear without the slightest hint of a jolt.
Craig.
I clutchless change the 306.
- I can easly go up or down all the gears with no crunching at all.
- Although the bulk of the time i use the clutch to reduce syncro wear and the odd times i get it wrong.
Co-incidently, i cant imagine there any knack to junctions without a clutch is there?
- Once you've started it in 2nd, with a broken clutch, its just a case of 'not stoping' till you get there?
Daniel
I had to drive from Norfolk home to Ipswich with a broken cable a while back. I had the wife frantically map reading try to minimse junctions and
avoid hill starts at all costs!!
Police high speed driving courses now teach that, if you are accelerating hard, you should keep the throttle planted and just dip the clutch while you
change gear BUT you have to be VERY quick!
I know several people who have damaged police cars doing this 
and have never risked it in my own car
From stpooed, when youstart the engine, does it not jump forwards like a kangaroo?
Not especially.
Not the smoothest, but not terrible either.
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Originally posted by dhutch
Co-incidently, i cant imagine there any knack to junctions without a clutch is there?
- Once you've started it in 2nd, with a broken clutch, its just a case of 'not stoping' till you get there?
Daniel