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berniedd1 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2003 Posts: 155
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Thearn wrote: |
That's never happened to me, how exactly do you shift with no clutch? Sounds like fun...and can you even start it without the clutch? Maybe i'm too young, but i'm sure it will happen eventually |
First your get the transmission to neutral from an engaged gear , and then try get the engine to turn at the same speed as your transmission input shaft. Once the flywheel and input shaft are turning at the same RPM, you slide the shift stick to the gear you want. Takes a lot of practice. Once you get the hang of it, you can shift without grinding and clashing of gears. |
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angela Southern Dumbell
Joined: January 11, 2003 Posts: 110
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happened in my 1st bug when i was 16. i got a ride home, my bf at the time took it to his house to fix the next day. the 2nd time was in my 65. i had read before how to drive w/out in my idiots manual, so i figured i'd try it. luckily i had just gotten a new battery earlier in the week. i think i drove her like that for 2-3 days before i got a chance to replace the cable. i kinda liked it. |
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madmike Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 5292 Location: Atlanta,Michigan
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Driving with no clutch cable is fun. |
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Draging this one from the ashes,, Good to hear your tales of the clutch peddle stuck on the floor
70 bus 200 miles from home,just got off the freeway,to take the backroads ,and bang cable breaks,,shit,, had to hit about five intersections with lights crap got caught by two or three, good old battery & starter got me us back to the freeway,I figured less 'stops the better' what a buzz kill that was,,got home on time _________________ 'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
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76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
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VWAdam Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2002 Posts: 3331 Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:46 am Post subject: Re: Driving with no clutch cable is fun. |
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When I was 15 and learning to drive and I got the hang of driving a manual, my dad taught me to roll start and drive with no clutch because he said "one day your clutch cable will break and I'm not going to come get you."
Fast forward a few years and I was leaving class at a community college, the cable snapped as I was backing out of my parking space. Dad was home so I called him and told him. His response was "And what do want me to do?" I told him to come with the tow bar because I had to go through a lot of traffic to even get to the highway. He then goes "Well you want to get home don't you?" Click. and he hung up the phone _________________ All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.
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