Is shifting without clutch bad?
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Is shifting without clutch bad?
So I was wondering, and I won't say how so a bunch of people don't go blowing up tranny's. If you know how to do this; and there's no resistance, no grind, it feels completely natural, can this harm the tranny and/or anything else?
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If you have a deft touch and know exactly what your doing, then no it will not hurt it.
miss it once and the last 100 no-clutch shifts were a waste.
miss it once and the last 100 no-clutch shifts were a waste.
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Even if it doesn't feel rough, you are asking the synchro rings to do a lot more work than if you use the clutch, and more work = more wear.
What's the point? If you treat the tranny right it should still be going strong at 200k miles, but you'll almost certainly need a clutch much sooner (like maybe 3+ clutches in that time). Do you really want to accelerate a tranny rebuild or replacement?
When you say there is "no resistance, no grind" do you actually mean that you can "sense" the matched speeds? Most people that try this usually hold light pressure on the shifter until the speeds match and it "slips in"; but during that "light touch" you are heating up the synchros.
I repeat, what's the point?
What's the point? If you treat the tranny right it should still be going strong at 200k miles, but you'll almost certainly need a clutch much sooner (like maybe 3+ clutches in that time). Do you really want to accelerate a tranny rebuild or replacement?
When you say there is "no resistance, no grind" do you actually mean that you can "sense" the matched speeds? Most people that try this usually hold light pressure on the shifter until the speeds match and it "slips in"; but during that "light touch" you are heating up the synchros.
I repeat, what's the point?
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This. My friend's clutch died 50 miles from home and we got home just fine without the clutch. But not recommended for daily driving. Sacrificing your synchros to save your clutch doesn't make any sense.