file.newsgroup.cars.102796 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Barking Weasel)
Subject: Re: RFI:Art of clutchless shifting
[email protected] writes:
>I'm wondering if anybody else out there is a clutchless shifter? I've been
>doing it my self over 200,000 miles, on my current toyota truck I've got
>over 150k. I've heard people talk about how doing this can damage a
>transmission. My experiences suggest otherwise. What techniques do you use?
Yeah. I don't use the clutch all the time either. I've done it
with Fords, BMW, Datsun, and Chevy and it works fine. I can't think of
any reason that it would damage the tranny. Essentially you are just
doing what the synchros do anyhow - match the engine speed with the
tranny speed and slip it into gear.
>On some old pieces of junk I drove, the transmission was so
>worn that pumping the clutch was the only way to shift, except clutchless.
>To date I've driven rabbits, datsuns, comets, fords & a chevy. Some where
>harder than others to shift but generally the higher the milage the smoother
>quicker & easier they where to shift.
>My technique is to ease back off the throttle and at the same time gently
>wrist back on the shift lever. If for some reason I miss the shift window,
>I lightly press the accelerator & try agian. I've found that clutchless
>shifting is eaiser/quicker at high rpms (4000-7000). I also skip gears some
>times using 1-3-5 ,1-2-4-5.
Sounds about right. I usually slip it out during throttle-down
and then blip the throttle and wait until it feels like things are right
(usually about a second) and then slip it into gear...
>krispy
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