Shift Without Clutch Experiment

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

A pretty cheap (2.2K) experiment. It will be interesting to hear what happens over a bit of time. I hope Bronsin keeps us posted re his results with this new (to him) vehicle.

So far we are ~ 150 miles into this experiment.

The other morning it was pretty cold and as I drove away the transmission would not shift from 1st to 2nd! Or anything else. Crap! I shifted into second using the clutch and drove a couple of miles. Then the trans warmed up and it shifted smoothy like it always did.

But was this a sign that the trans was on its way to being lunched?

I do not think so.

Two other mornings I drove away normally without problems although it was not as cold.

It may be though on really cold mornings I will have to drive in second for a while...

Since I have been driving for over a month now my feet have not gotten any worse from occasionally having to push the clutch in. I use the clutch in traffic situations when necessary. I do not want an accident! Generally on average I can get work with maybe one push because its 5 am and theres little traffic on the road. Sometimes I make it all the way without pushing once!

The way home is another story. I average 3 or 4 pushes over the 7 miles them.

Since my left foot is fine I am going to allow myself to push in the clutch to start the vehicle in first.