During operation, the car inevitably breaks down. Sometimes this happens extremely unexpectedly, falling on the driver literally out of the blue. The clutch transmits engine torque to the wheels through the transmission. If it fails, the car simply will not be able to fully move or even move.
You can survive when the clutch fails within a populated area. It’s more difficult if the car refuses to drive on the highway or far from civilization. But even in such circumstances there is a solution. The main thing is not to panic.
When it's dangerous to drive
During operation, the clutch driven disc necessarily wears out. The intensity of this phenomenon directly depends on driving style. With careful driving, its service life can be 120,000 kilometers.
While driving, it is important for every driver to perceive the signals that the clutch gives and react to them correctly.
Motorists should be alert to the following phenomena:
- clutch slip;
- jerks during its operation;
- extraneous noise when shifting gears;
- the mechanism cannot be released.
This occurs due to fractures of the support bearing, friction linings, and wear of the synchronizer rings. An unexpected critical breakdown is almost always the result of driver inattention. If you ignore the symptoms described above, this will lead to the need to replace the entire clutch basket.
There are circumstances in which it is simply unacceptable to continue driving a car. This cannot be done in the following situations:
- when “jamming” in reverse or high gear;
- on a steep climb or descent;
- in case of instability at work;
- with strong shaking, vibrations, “crunching” at the moment of gear shifting.
Procedure
Remember what you need to do to know how to drive without a clutch:
- When the engine is not started yet, engage 1st gear.
- Check that there is no obstruction to traffic in front of the vehicle.
- Press the gas lightly and start the engine with the starter.
The car should start and start moving. Once the engine is running, turn off the starter. Now you can drive for a long time at 1st speed.
With some skill, you can shift without damaging the gearbox without using the clutch pedal. Nothing secret - when the engine pulls the car forward, the gears in the gearbox are pressed against one side of the teeth. When the power is released for a moment, the gears change the direction of contact.
An experienced car owner can use this property of the box. At this moment, you need to disengage the gears, and by synchronizing the engine speed, you can easily engage the required gear.
Let me explain in more detail:
- Accelerate the car and press the gearshift handle with your hand in the direction of turning off the speed. Do not touch the clutch pedal while doing this.
- Release the gas, the lever will turn off the gear when the moment comes to change the force of the gears.
- After a short interval, when the engine slows down, choose the moment to shift to the next gear. The angular speeds of the gears will be equalized, and the desired gear will be engaged.
Ways to Keep Moving
The causes of the malfunctions described above are oiling, damage to the lining of the driven disk, as well as its deformation. In addition, jamming of the fork, bearings, pressure plate, and deformation of the flywheel can cause problems.
If the clutch fails at the most unexpected moment on a deserted section of the road, then do not despair. Even when the car has stopped, but there are several people in the cabin, it can always be started “from the pusher”. Unfortunately, there are situations when a motorist finds himself alone with such problems. Even in the most critical situations, do not despair. Experienced motorists offer their solutions.
From first gear
Even under such circumstances, you can get out of the situation with dignity. Here you need to proceed as follows:
- with the engine turned off, you need to engage first gear;
- gently press the accelerator pedal while turning the key inside the ignition switch;
- smoothly drive to the nearest town.
According to experienced drivers, during such a drive you can switch to higher gears. It is important to do this as smoothly as possible, without sudden movements.
Shift gears
If the left pedal completely fails while driving, then do not panic:
- Under such circumstances, you need to alternately reduce the speed, switching the manual transmission lever to lower positions.
- If the clutch fails while the gear is engaged, you need to release the gas and move the gear lever to neutral. In this case, you need to periodically “gas” it.
- After a slight acceleration, it is recommended to press the manual transmission lever as if changing gears.
- After this, release pressure on the accelerator pedal. Under such conditions, the lever will completely return to its natural position.
How to change gears without a clutch and get moving
Driving a car is a real art in which the driver must show real miracles of improvisation and creative thinking. A machine, like any other complex mechanism, is prone to breakdowns. These extremely unpleasant failures of car components can overtake the driver in the most inappropriate driving situations. The most unpleasant breakdown, which actually makes it impossible to drive this car, is the failure of the clutch release mechanism. If such an unpleasant breakdown overtakes you on a busy road, then the most logical thing to do is to pull to the side of the road, stop, turn on the hazard warning lights, set the red triangle and wait for the tow truck. He will take you to the service station, where there is the necessary equipment for a car service to repair your car. If this happened in a remote farm or village where there is no transport except for your broken down car, then you can get home without a tow truck or other type of towing.
For these purposes, knowledge of manual gear shifting without a clutch will be extremely useful. How to change gears without a clutch Many drivers know that shifting gears without a clutch is detrimental to gearbox mechanisms, but if you know some of the operating features of a manual transmission, you can reduce them to an actual minimum. When changing gears, sometimes there are moments when two gears (driver and driven) can be completely painlessly connected and separated during rotation. This is only possible if the speeds of the driving and driven gears are strictly equal. How to start without a clutch
- First, you should engage first gear.
- Secondly, turn on the ignition and lightly press the accelerator a quarter of the way.
If you carry out these two points as clearly and quickly as possible, the car will jerk and drive in first gear. In order to switch speeds further, you need to use the following algorithm.
- Release the gas pedal and press the gearshift lever towards you. At a certain moment, the lever will give in and jump to the neutral position.
- Next, you need to pull the lever a little more toward you and wait until the speeds of the gears equalize. At a certain point, you will feel the load ease and the lever will move to the second gear position.
- Shifting to third gear is carried out in the same way: release the accelerator pedal, press the gearshift lever to the neutral position, then press it towards the higher gear.
Shifting gears in the reverse order is done by shifting the gears in neutral. This tricky operation allows you to tighten the input shaft to the required increased speed. If you do not use roughness, you can change gears both up and down without much harm to the health of the manual transmission.
What happens if you change gear without a clutch?
Naturally, there is no need to practice this constantly without doing anything. And you are unlikely to be able to do this intentionally and easily. A difficult task. Because the driver will encounter such serious vibration on the lever that it will immediately become clear that it’s time to end such experiments.
Still, let's not forget that gears and rims are products made of alloy steel. A person does not have much strength to “defeat” them. There is definitely a small chance that the teeth will be able to match, resulting in a gear change. But the chances of this are very small. The most important thing here is the moment of engagement of the lever with the gear. But he doesn’t exist, as you understand.
How to drive without a clutch
In the first part, we discussed what to do if the clutch cable breaks along the way.
The second part of the quest is to get from the parking lot to the service station or home. The rules are similar.
Here they are: 1. It is better to drive at night or early in the morning , when traffic on the roads is light. 2.Before starting to drive, start in neutral and warm up the engine to operating temperature. This is necessary so that the engine does not stall when we pull away in first gear. 3. Before we start moving, we clearly plan the route . “I’ll turn left, then I’ll turn right onto Surganov and stay in the right lane, then I’ll turn right onto Bogdanovich on Bangalore, staying in the right lane,” etc. It is advisable to think through each intersection and, if possible, avoid busy streets and traffic lights. This is why it is better to complete this quest late in the evening. 4. When planning your route, try to always take the main road . Since there is no clutch, it is advisable not to stop while driving. And if you drive on the secondary road, you will have to stop and give way at the intersection. I had 3 intersections with the main one: exit to Surganov from the courtyards, turn left from Nekrasov to Kolas and turn left in my native Borovlyany. 5. If the route starts from an exit from a secondary road, then make sure in advance that the main road is clear. If the main one is busy, wait a little until she is free. Let's arrange it so that it is free when we slowly roll up to it in first gear. 6. Well, let's start? Fuck it. Buckle up! 7. Well, now let's go! But no. Turn on the emergency lights! 8. Okay, we're ready. We set off the same way as before. We turn on the first one, turn the key and give the gas (no, no need to fart, it won’t help the grief). That's it, let's go first. 9. You will have to drive very slowly in first gear. Even at 20 km/h the engine will roar indignantly. Therefore, there is an option to enable the second one. To do this, we will drive on the first for a few minutes to ensure that the battery is charged. It will be difficult for him to turn the starter to start from second gear. Ready for second gear? Here's how to turn it on: 10. If possible, stop on a descent, or at least on a flat area. Not on the rise ! 11. Without starting the engine, turn on second gear , and then repeat the same shamanism as before. We do not spare the gas so that the engine pulls out of second gear. The engine will snort once, twice, three times and start. It will be harder to get going than with the first one. 12. The second one is much more pleasant to drive. You can accelerate to 40 km/h - and this is almost normal city speed. 13. in advance and plan the movement so that we don’t have to stop. Do you see the pedestrian? Slow down in advance and let him pass. Traffic light? Roll as slowly as possible to miss the red and hit the green. (I failed to calculate once, and I ran a red light very hard...) 14. If you had to stop at a traffic light, we start from the first one. It is advisable to plan it so that you have to start the engine only once and immediately drive through the intersection without additional stops. 15. That's all. So we'll slowly drive home. If you park, position yourself so that next time you still have the opportunity to move (don’t put your nose in the farthest corner).
And finally - the main thing. 1. while driving! You will damage the box! 2. If you stop on the rise , you won’t be able to move and you’ll lose your battery! Stand only on a descent or on a flat area. 3. Before starting the car, warm up the engine. If you can't get going, you'll drain the battery! 4. When driving without a clutch, it is very important in advance and calculate the road situation in advance. 5. Try to drive only on the main road so as not to give way. 6. Did you know that instead of turning left, you can turn right 3 times? 7. Are you getting ready to stop? Plan how you will start moving later.
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