errrm no its fine because its a sequential gear box as long as you know how to handle the throttle you can shift with no clutch, even from a stand still if you wanna run with the bike. and this is from somebody that owns a bike a simson bs 51 from 1985 with a perfect gearbox
This is actually a real technique called "float shifting". If done properly it only puts very minimal wear on your transmission, and if your clutch goes out while driving but you aren't far from home then it isn't actually a bad idea.
No, you are a very uninformed and ignorant moron, that's what you are, but as Socrates said, you will never be able to understand this yourself. And change that picture of Einstein you have, it's rather ironic. This technique is USED for some good reasons, for example left-foot braking. Also, if done properly, by someone who understands manual transmission (not you), it will not cause wear on the transmission any more than clutch shifting. Now go fuck yourself, moron.
@@PLCTSD Everybody should learn to shift without the clutch, because shifting without the clutch doesn't put any wear on the clutch or gears or synchromesh. People wear out their cars because they're constantly changing gears without rev matching, but learning to change without a clutch helps with this. Even if you use the clutch, you should be blipping the throttle on downshifts and letting the rpm drop on upshifts.
Just because he says in the description that he doesn't recommend doing this doesn't mean he's not an idiot for suggesting it. All you're doing is forcing the clutch to slip without disengaging and re-engaging it. The amount of needless wear and tear you'll cause on the gearbox depends on how the gearbox is set up. If your gear ratios are really close then you might get away with it by causing minimal slipping and thus a minimal shock to the system when you suddenly change the rpm, but in most cars that is not the case. In most cars the same speed, for example, 30 mph in 3rd might be 2300 rpm while in 4th it might be 1900 rpm. That's a 400 rpm difference that your clutch has to smooth out by slipping. However, because your clutch is engaged while you're shifting and your wheels are trying to spin at the same speed while your engine is trying to spin at a different speed, the syncro in the gearbox is either lagging behind or pushing ahead. Either way it's not properly aligning with the other gears. And you basically use brute force to try and push it into place. Doing this can be disastrous for your gearbox.
First of all, thank you for making this video. You saved me quite a walk home. I watched this video about a year ago and learned how to shift without the clutch. About a month back, I was crawling a hill in my Jeep when out of no where I lost all clutch pressure (clutch hose pop from incorrect fitting). Thanks to your advice I was able to rev match on my way down the hill and was able to drive home using this technique. Some people might think this video is useless, but it definitely saved me a 20 mile hike.
It is nice that someone takes time to show you how to do it. Long time ago I had a 4 speed with steel cable actuated clutch. I was driving along one evening on back roads, then the clutch cable broke; clutch pedal all the way to the floor . I had to learn on the spot how to do it. Put the car in second gear, crank it and then shift by matching the road speed with the RPM, and transmission speed to get home. That was a long night. Sold that car, and got me a Jeep YJ, with hydraulic clutch. I thought to myself, how cool that I do not have to put up with the clutch cable failing on me. I was WAY wrong. I was going off-road quite often. Than one day, when I was off-roading, out of the blue I was not able to get the car in/out gears. Jump out of the car and check the hydraulic clutch reservoir. Reservoir was empty; I broke the hydraulic line. Had to grind gears all the way home again.
i did this with my car . it works and the car still lives . but i only did id once to try it out . i use the clutch dont worry . but its a cool thing to impress someone who doesnt know about this .
Trying to shift the stick with just tips of fingers as fast as possible ;) or if you're the passenger knock the stick into neutral while driver has the clutch pedal down
PS. What is wrong with you people insulting this guy?! Clearly some of you didn't read the part where he said grinding gears is a bad thing. That's partly why he made the video. His skills have absolutely nothing to do with his race.
I am rather shocked at the harsh comments too. He is showing people how rev-matching works (and can extend the life of your clutch and transmission when done properly). Going through all the gears like this isn't always desirable in every situation, but you can almost Always pop the shifter out of gear on the way to a stop, saving the clutch and transmission wear. This is how I got 450,000 miles out of my clutch, and the tranny is still going strong.
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@ZACHARY MIKKO As an American, I doubt you've ever driven a manual, which explains why you have no idea what you're talking about. Rev matching will save your clutch and transmission and the best way to learn rev matching is by shifting with using the clutch.
t100base - I've had to do it as well twice, once being just tonight. You just do your best not to stop and hope u don't have to. Both times I've had to limp home, I've been lucky enough to be able to only slow but not completely stop, so I still had momentum, and wasn't that far from home. It sucks, but what he is showing is extremely helpful if your clutch goes out while you're driving and you have to get home or to a shop nearby.
I use to do that wen I was way younger, when I had a manual car. It's lots of fun. But I didn't have any RPM in my car back then. So it was all by feel and ear. Was still pretty easy to do. One of the main thing you need is confidence. You need to trust that you can do it.
Thanks for posting this. My dad told he had to make it home this one time when his clutch was failing and when I asked how he did it he just said, “magic!” -_- ... but now I know :)
@@ng3027 You always restart the car when you stop, it can start in first gear, that puts a lot of strain on the starter and it takes some seconds to accelerate while the engine is starting but in case of such clutch problem, you have no choice.
I've been shifting like this for 20 years on 4 cylinder hondas and Toyotas. (not every day, mind you, but enough for fun). There is no damage to your car. It also teaches you exactly how to shift for a smooth ride, even when you do use the clutch. Nice video, thanks for making it. Tractor trailer truck drivers also shift this way all the time. They call it floating the gears.
@@kensmechanicalaffairBecause of the synchros in most car transmissions, if you shift at the wrong time it CAN damage it, but if you shift at the right time it doesn’t. Source: I daily’d an 07 Mustang GT 5 speed for 4 years, both floated and clutched and never had any problems as long as I was at the right RPM
If you do it right, there is no risk of damaging your synchros. At the right moment, there is no force being applied to the snchros as the internal inertia reaches an equilibrium between acceleration and deceleration stresses. Sort of like throwing a ball in the air. For a moment, the ball hovers as the force of gravity and air resistance reaches an equilibrium with Newtons first law. If you do it wrong, you will hear it immediately. Dont know why everyone is getting defensive. If you don't want to do it, then don't, and have a decent argument other than calling people stupid.
+Chris Quetsch He is right. If you are a competent Driver and know Your car and can cleanly Rev match every gear It will not harm the Syncro's My dad did this for over 450,000 KM in a Old 1982 FJ60 Toyota Landcruiser. (it had a Triple plate Clutch for towing a boat and it was Very heavy to push down) Only Time he EVER Used the Clutch was taking off (in 1st or 2nd -1st rarely needed on Landcruiser) And Downshifting. Otherwise i think he did Hundreds of thousands of gear changes without the clutch. In the end All the car had replaced was a Cylinder Head @ 850,000 KM and normal servicing After the car had done well over 1,655,000 KM before it Met a Tree after Hitting a Kangaroo that ripped Leaf shackle clean off the diff. So to Clarify 1,6 Million KM's 450,000 of those Dry shifting the gearbox was sold (Working Secondhand) Also if done Right Passengers in the car will NOT know you even shifted gears. It's Smoother power transition than if your are using a clutch.
+Chris Quetsch When everyone is saying about Rev matching then you must be knowing that it is impossible to actually achieve perfectly matched revs,and even a minimal amount of RPM difference can cause lot of induced shear stress in the gears,though it might not be visible at the beginning but the impulses generated will eventually shorten the life of the gearbox.
I used to argue about this with the my friend who tunes and builds engines... but I don't grind, And theres no discernable transfer of load the car and transmission are smooth... he says, you're an idiot... you can't mitigate side load completely and synchros are not meant the bare that energy, a clutch has a friction surface 1000s of times larger than a synchro which is why you use it. if you wanna shift without a clutch. run a dog box, which is shitty and loud and grinds and jerks the car around and has to be rebuilt every ten thousand miles.
Might not work with all cars and quality of cars True.. but have personally Known someone with a old VE Valiant Ute (1970's) He clutchless shifted 2nd and 3rd for over 570,000KM without issues (only it needed 1 new clutch at 400,000K Then at about 580,000 Km it Ate a tree after hitting a Kangaroo
@@brandoncaldwell95 you too? I have a manual car and am now physically disabled. I dont drive my car much anymore though because of it. Theres too many inclines where I need to play with the clutch.
@@zaccorpseman7366 not if you remove the clutch to start lock that most cars have and shut the car off at every light. When you want to go to start the car while gunning it.
This is actually a technique used sometimes in racing. Usually nowadays you have a spark interrupter for that, but that's how they used to shift in formula one. Ayrton Senna was famous for being able to do that almost perfectly without technical aid.
thanks for your noble sacrifice young sir; grinding your gears for us viewers to show us what to do in case of emergency and our clutch goes out. here, take this upvote
Clutchless shifting isn’t bad for a transmission! If can’t do it, then it is bad for you transmission! Truck drivers only uses the clutch to stop and go...
for all the kiddo's saying its bad on the trans. 1. go study how manual transmissions work. 2. realize if clutchless shifting is done properly, it doesnt put wear on the clutch and synchros. 3. dont put shitty comments on videos. 4. make the world a better place by learning and teaching others.
dosbox907 it's only bad if you don't do it right.i think it's stupid because you're just putting your transmission in danger plus it's EXTREMELY easy to use the clutch when shifting
It's not bad on the transmission, but why in the hell would you want to get into a fully operational manual transmission vehicle and not use the clutch? Get a fucking automatic or put the clutch in and shift.
I honestly appreciate you showing the wrong move and grinding that gear, it helped me understand right where I was going a little wrong, respect and very wholesome, educational content here!
+Artur Bagiński I know from my own experience. I rented a car/van for the few times, and rolling downhill slowly in the traffic I just roll down on high gear so I can hear valves just saving petrol not even thinking about reducing engine live as I just simply don't care :-P That's nothing affecting the engine life in any significant way on short run, but I never do it in my own vehicles :-P
If you have a good feel for your ride, and you properly match the rpm, then clutchless shifting is ok. It's not for noobs. I ran two vehicles that way for over 100000 miles, and never had issues. Truckers do it like that all the time. No - clutching downhill is difficult and risky.
billybbob18 Can be, especially when your brakes fry. Thats why truckers use Engine brakes. Ive been guilty of using my engine as a brake when hauling heavy. Not a good idea in a gasser, but it is funny looking over and seeing people look at you funny as your truck is just popping and just about backfire sounding. Saves the brakes. Should mention, it was an old farm truck that burns oild and everything wrong. Let it blow. Itll just be harvested for parts.
A lot of people are disliking this for the wrong reason. He said it clearly in the description, its a good skill to have but it's not something you should do. It's most definitely a good skill to know, especially if you are on the highway and lose your ability to disengage the clutch for whatever reason!
I've been doing this for about 3 months now and let me tell you, the bitches love me, everybody thinks I'm awesome that I drive with and oh yeah I also don't have a left leg.
It's actually quite easy to avoid the grinning. Just limit the force you apply when you try to insert the gear. The sync system of the gearbox always gives a forcefeedback to it if the revs are not correct.
This is correct idk why there are so many thumbs down.. my uncle is a semi truck driver and this is how they shift. Saves the clutch tremendously. Good video.
you could use it in emergency situations like clutch cable snapping in the middle of nowhere but in daily driving don't, the clutch pedal is there for a reason
been there, done that. When you have to stop you just snap it into neutral, then turn the car off, engage 1st gear. use ignition + gas to get you off the mark and carry on again. :)
I watched this video years ago, and last night it saved me when my clutch went out on a highway bridge in traffic. Only did it enough to get my car to a safe stopping point. Thank you.
you know there's a rumor out there, they say they invented a car that shifts gears all by it self, and you don't have to use clutch at all (i mean there is a clutch but the car uses it for you) , you don't even have to hand shift the freaking thing. i know it sounds impossible and all but i heard it's called "the automatic transmission", but i am sure it's all rumors, nothing real.
Bedsitdweller Cases like this, I love driving Stick. Having an Automatic Transmission with a Sequential Shifter has my eye, For daily driving and control.
Azooz Shiker well here's a little education for ignorant people like you who don't like research. Stick shifters are better on fuel mileage and have fewer problems with the transmissions. They can also accelerate faster, reason being you can shift when you want for more torque unlike automatic, you'll never see an automatic race car for that reason. Modern cars are mostly automatic but are being made to consume less fuel, but with the cost of a weaker engine. tl;dr a manual will burn an automatic any day
My uncle (who is a trucker) told me he doesn't use the clutch when shifting. I was dumbfounded, and I had to look this up myself. The thought of it was driving me crazy.
+dosbox907 every engine is capable enough to drive away on only the clutch , if not then the car needs a new clutch. It doesnt matter how much torque you have , it always has enough to move the car otherwise you got a quite useless car.
My dad taught me with my super old car, that you just need to press the stick gently so that it starts rubbing on the synchro, and rev match either up or down to shift, down or up respectively. It just falls into place without gear grinding. However, it probably wears the shit out of the synchro.
@@eirikrhinnraui4098 lmao, I found this out myself when trying to downshift into first. Push against it, bring the revs up, moment it's in, pop off the clutch. Neato
this is what is called floating your gears, this IS HOW you drive a manual semi truck bur I would not recommend doing it on a car because you will wear out your syncros pretty quick.
@@crapcopter yes but how would you start from a standstill. Most modern won't start without pressing the clutch as a safety measure, so moving off would be impossible
@@lukesepter3250 If your clutch is completely cooked then pressing the pedal to let the car start will work. And the engine would still be connected to the transmission spinning the wheels
This can he handy: You actually can start the car an drive without the clutch at all. Put your gear to 1 start the car and it will be driving immidetily, from their you can shift to 2. Also if you wannw go reverse, shut down your enige, put it in R and start up again! Be warned you will be immidetly start driving backwards
I used to do this with my 98 ford explorer sport. I happened to figure out how to do it as I was experimenting on how far the clutch needed to be pushed in to change gears since it had such a far travel range. I then realized I could slide it in gear by simply rev matching and I became pretty good at it. No grinding or studdering at all. The truck had 220,000 Miles on it when I sold it and it was running strong with no issues.
Another time one can use this technique is in case your left foot is disabled. When a wooden board fell on my left ankle and I couldn't use my left foot, I have to learned this on my way home. Truckers do this shifting all the time due to non-synchronized transmission in their trucks (double clutching is tiresome) which are used for several reasons. The friction material, such as brass, in synchronizers is more prone to wear and breakage than gears, which are forged steel, and the simplicity of the mechanism improves reliability and reduces cost. In the words of one of them: "I never use the clutch unless I'm sittin' at a light and need to shift into gear. I was taught to "float" when I learned how to drive and have owned many trucks with both air shift and two stick transmissions and have "floated" them all with no damage to the gear boxes."
Once my friend's firend's Lada had some sort of malfunction and the clutch didn't work anymore. He told that on the right RPM it would almost suck it into gear
this is a really good explanation. I remember, the first time, accidentally shifting without the clutch and it blew my mind how smooth the shift was and I kept thinking how the heck I was able to shift without the clutch. every once in awhile, i do accidentally shift without the clutch.
Exactly. It's easier to hit the sweet spot when the rpm's are dropping, because they always drop at the same rate, as opposed to when you're revving up, where you'll not always manage to rev up with the same amount of throttle.
Man, I can see some scenarios where you can really resort to this skill. Once I was driving and suddenly the pin in my clutch pedal broke and I couldn't fully disengage the clutch. Had to grind little by little to reach the workshop. 💔
A clutch is used to free the transmition from stress so the gears can shift effortlessly. The exact moment you lift off the gas this is exactly what happens in the box. Engine is no more pushing the gears and the car still hasnt started to decelerate so the wheels are not applying preassure to the drive shaft. You can pull out he gear you are in with the slightest of pushes on the stick. Higher gear with same speed means less revs in the engine needed to maintain velocity. As the revs are falling comes a point at which the engine rpm matches the driveshafts rpm when engaged in higher gear. Again the stick slides in effortlessly. The fact that you have a very high chance of wrecking the gearbox in the learning process is another thing. It's a very nice trick to try and learn in a triple digit priced car. If executed perfectly it creates absolutely no preassure or friction.
This was a great video and a good skill to know if my clutch dies. Done professionally with the three cameras and dialogue throughout. I'm a little too afraid to try this myself because that grinding noise is my worst nightmare!
This is how I got my car home after clutch cable broke. The only catch was, to move from a stop I had to start the car in gear. I was impressed with my starter motor though!
***** I am just saying the clutch was made for a reason. Also, you do not pay as much attention to the road when you have to follow the RPM indicator all the time you are going to gear so yeah that is a hazard fine for long trips I guess but not city driving
***** I'm a truck driver, I don't use a clutch when I shift whether I'm going long distance or around town unless I'm taking off or shifting into reverse. One of the things they teach you when you're learning to drive a truck is to never look at the gauges for more than a glance, I can tell where my rpms are at by feel and by my speed so even if I have no tach I can shift with no clutch and know when to shift period without screwing up. Considering in a truck you have to rev match whether you're using a clutch or not you're basically saying that it is a hazard to drive a truck anywhere but the highway. You sir, are a fool.
goldenboyjs I am talking about cars not trucks you fool. You should read really learn to read the mood around here, its a video about a car not a truck they are two very different forms of vehicles for very different purposes with very different gearboxes designed for very different roles. Why the hell are you even bringing up a truck in the first place?
the reason an internal combustion engine car has a clutch is that it will not stall the engine when the car is at a stop and that is the main reason a clutch was put in a car.... i don't think the 1st car had any gears as the crank was attached directly to the wheel so no gearbox or transmission to shift gears with but it did have a clutch (well it used the same principles as a clutch but it was very "mid-evil")
dunhillsupramk3 your first sentence described a torque/stall converter. A clutch is a friction disc that grabs against the flywheel and spins the trans' input shaft. Also the first car, which was the benz was belt driven.
I already knew how to do this but when my flywheel went bad clutchless shifting got me home so idk why everyone's freaking out. Other than him grinding his gears there's nothing wrong with this.
When you demonstrated "taking too long" to grab the next gear, having not ground it going from 2nd to 3rd (@ 2:20) had every bit as much to do with the fact that you were pushing nearly 3,000 rpm, which gave you a bit more leeway when you took a moment longer to drop it into 3rd. However, when you shifted from 3rd down to 4th, you were only doing 2,200-2,300 rpm, which probably doesn't help. :-P Anyway, thanks very much for the informative video, it's appreciated! *thumbs up*
A great skill to have if something goes wrong with your clutch. Obviously not a good thing to do to your car, as said in the description. This technique is for emergency only and you have to get home. Good job man
This is only helpful if your left leg is in severe pain and you need to get to the emergency room alone.. Otherwise, why would you do this?! If you don't want a clutch pedal, get a car with paddle shifters or something! This is dangerous and probably fucks up your car really badly
corti54 You drive a manual because it doesn't steal horsepower. The way you achieve that is by controlling the clutch yourself. You can manually shift in any modern performance car equipped with an automatic transmission, but unless it's a double clutch you will lose more HP through the drivetrain than you would with a clutch-based transmission (which is the normal definition of the word manual).
Common automatic transmission/transaxles are more efficient than manual shifter cars now a days. That's why the auto vs manual MPG statistics are now the other way around opposed to just 10+ years ago. -- and parasitic lost with a DUAL clutch auto is thought of being less, the opposing clutch can only preload the next gear for faster placement. It's strictly to enhance the speed of the shift, but not too convincingly either. Extremely expensive cars have reasons to avoid dual preload clutches including Lambo's recent Aventador. - again up until recent you'd be correct about a flywheel being > a flex plate, but it's just not the same result anymore. Manuals seem to be a choice for drivers looking for the particular experience of stirring through the gears, rev matching, and great control. The bloody auto's are winning the efficiency battle.
***** The less you can engage and disengage the clutch the less you are going to wear down that surface. Modern transmissions with sync gears were you can shift like this, and not "double clutch", you should.
A Mouse If you use the clutch correctly and not slip it excessively or ride the pedal when not changing gear, then it should last well over 100k miles (probably up to 200k), I have a saab 9-5 where the slave cylinder went. When I pulled the gearbox off, the clutch was barely worn. That car was at 83k. I had a new clutch ready to fit, and ended up taking it back to the shop as there was no appreciable wear on the one in the car.
HYPERGARAGE And where in the video did he say that one shouldn't use the clutch? He never said "you shouldn't use the clutch" or "it's much better shifting gears without the clutch". All he did was giving a piece of advice on how to shift gears without the clutch, obviously for situations if or when you can't use the clutch.
Nothing special . I do it all time, I don't like use clutch, it's useless anyway, only for girls and gays. matching revs is like shooting in the middle of the target all the time. What a peasure ! and my left foot is too busy while braking when shifting down. I like braking and accelerating at the same time
Actually, if your clutch goes out, you won't be going anywhere at all. If the friction material burns up, there will be nothing for the pressure plate to grip, therefore it will not spin the transmission.
Truckers do this all the time, they call it floating gears. They also have to rev match because their transmissions don't have synchromesh. With those trucks lasting 10 times longer than a normal car, can anyone with a mechanical or engineering degree or profession tell me why this could be bad for your car, aside from grinding gears?
+Eric Fixalot Truckers only do it because they have shifted their truck sooo many times they know where all of the shift points are, exactly. If you can reliably shift without the clutch by perfectly rev matching, then go for it. There's no reason to have a clutch at that point aside from 1st and reverse. Otherwise, you will be putting unnecessary stress on your synchros, and every time you grind those gears you are adding little iron filings into your transmission lube, which isn't changed all that often in a standard passenger car.
+Eric Fixalot You should also note, that truckers have closer gear ratios and its easier to judge a small drop or rise in rpm then it is a large one. It'll be the same for your car. 3rd to 4th is easier than 1st to second. If you've never tried it, use the higher gears first, and work your way down, as it feels more comfortable. But again, you better be in tune with your car to begin with.
I'd also like to add, trucks have much larger gears (in diameter) turning slower rpm. They're more heavy duty and aren't moving as fast causing less wear.
You're right, some vehicles (like the VW Jetta for instance) won't shift without the clutch on the first 2 gears. After that it's okay to say as long as you know your vehicle and its gears then you don't be grinding gears (or stalling).
Ah...the main difference between manual and automatic is in the clutch. If we don't want to get busy clutching in/out, we'd better drive an auto or semi-auto car. Like the author has said, it's enough to know clutchless method is possible as long as we can do correctly; it might be useful in extreme condition such as when the clutch slips. For most cases, we should use clutch as it will make the work of the gear selector components easier.
I learned to drive like this while working on semi trucks. Been doing it in my 95' ranger for the last 125k miles and the stock clutch is going strong at 180k. If your smooth about it it's better for the transmission in my experience.
manual gears have a clutch for a reason... and car computers should be programmed to display "asshole" on the windshield when they detect no-depression on the clutch while driving.
i found this trick on accident after driving around... my clutch master cylinder leaks... soooooo to not loose allll the fluid... i drove like this, truck actually shifted smooth. (87 4runner.)
did anyone of you read the description? it's like taking a test without reading the instructions, underlining the wrong letter instead of encircling the right one. "double wrong" hahahaha.
To all the people trying to call him out for how bad this is and grinding his gears, this is not a beginner thing it's a learned learned thing. Eventually if you learn how to do it you can potentially shift without grinding your gears or messing anything up in your car, but if you're new to driving a standard or just simply don't want to do this obviously you shouldn't! Again he put a full disclaimer in the description saying that it could damage your car, and does not great treatment for your transmission!
Leearnest Jones Apparently you're not into technical things, right? First, some heavy duty vehicle don't have syncromesh in transmission, so it's ok in those vehicles to drive without clutch if know how to do it. Now when it comes to normal everyday cars with manual transmission, it's 100% sure that it's transmission will have syncromesh. Now if you're shifting in those without clutch, syncromesh material will wear off fast and your transmission oil is now fouled with that material. That will without any question shorten your transmission life. Syncromesh repair will cost about 10 times the amount that clutch assembly change will do. So please, don't give people that kind of ideas that it's ok to drive without clutch. However it's good to know how you're supposed to change without a clutch if own manual transmission car, if ie. your clutch wire fails. But on normal everyday driving. Use that clutch.
jothain thank you, tired of seeing stupid advice about not using a clutch from people who dont know anything about a manual transmission or how their syncros work. By their logic because trucks double clutch due to no or bad syncros, we should too.
SALO or The 120 Days of Sodom: I can't eat rice with my hands like this... Then eat Isht! The one directly in front of him is a tachometer and yes, it's quite a unique setup but it's standard for a mini cooper.
Left a negative comment years ago, didn't even know what floating gears was much less how do it back then, learned and seen alot since. Not sure why some would post hateful comments on a now near decade old video. As you said in the description, not saying go out an float your gears with your synchromesh transmission (though I've seen some do it regularly with no issues after years) but it's good to have the skill and knowledge to be able to. Most commenting couldn't do this without grinding.
so this video is for when you clutch cable breaks or for some reason you cant use your clutch correct? so when you come to a stop how are you going to get it in 1st? force it? your going to do SO MUCH DAMAGE OMG. can you do a video on how to get your car in first without a clutch? not such you can.
MessiahNerves well ok, ive just been in the position where we could not get it started maybe it was something else. I have use this method of starting when the hydraulic fluid was gone and yes it worked,
and why would you shift like that for no good reason ^^ i mean if your clutch is broken but good enough to go in 1st gear you could use it to drive to a car shop to get it fixed.
As far as up shifting, you're right there are very few situations that you would want to do this in. But in terms of downshifting, you can eliminate the normal penalty that you get from doing a downshift by matching your revs and not using the clutch. An added bonus, if you do use your clutch while rev matching, is that it decreases the change in your countershaft and transmission, which reduces synchro wear.
dxcbug that is actually the only proper reason why you would be using this,although it doesnt cause any damage when done right but it wont make you shift faster or anything,i work in a vw dealership and we were learnt only to use this when the clutch is completly gone so when the engine is off put it in first bumpstart it and drive without a clutch
I had to use that technique many years ago in a road trip to get back from where I was driving 9 hours back to home where my mechanics were. And you dont need your clutch for 1st gear either, there are to ways to put it in there, 1 Put into fisrt gear before you turn it on, the battery will do the rest when you try to start it will take you up to the enough speed when youll try to start it, and 2 if your car is protected an you can star it on a gear then you will have to push first gear slowly without the clutch, but you wont be able to do this on an uphill do. Slowly try to appky first gear like if you where trying to push the wall he was talking about, the car wil start moving, dont put any gas into it, wait for it until it finaly gets enough speed to let you move the gear stick all the way into first gear, then you gas it and you are ready to keep on driving.
I just traveled 270 km on a toast clutch plate (I couldn't shift between gears because the clutch pedal is not doing anything) and made it all the way, hopefully the car will be fixed by tomorrow, one hell of an experience 😁
How to shift without the clutch OR gearstick: Pull the lever on the door, and open it. Press the button on the seatbelt buckle and remove straps from body. Remove self from car and open the door of Grandma's car. Place seatbelt on, press the breaks and shift gearstick to D. Simple!
+s0ggyrice Thanks man! I actually watched this video like a year ago and guess what happened today?? My clutch cable broke! I remembered most of your advice and got home safe! (drove for about 25kms) I actually managed to get going from stopped by engaging first gear with the motor off and then starting the car whilst accelerating (It's a diesel car). I only did this as i was in a dangerous situation (i do not recommend doing this if you can avoid it...)
good vid, fuck the haters, sometimes this is necessary but can be alot harder on older vehicle. Starting from standing is rather tricky though and dosen't do much good to the starter haha
I watched this video in 2012 and at that time i had a 5 speed bmw 325i. I successfully did it and had a lot of fun! But take note, this method isnt for the idiots who don't have patience and dont wanna use their brains to figure which rpm range will free the "wall" into the next gear. Transmission was as strong as i got it. I was sliding into to gears like butter and doing it faster than using a clutch! Sold the car in 2015. I haven't tried it since then....i think its because my balls grew smaller 😅😅😂 when i get this 6 speef STI transmission though, 😈 its on!
I used to do this with my 06 GMC Sierra. My transmission was a wide ratio trans where as this car has a close ratio. The wide rario transmissions need more time to drop RPM given that the gear ratio changes are a bit steeper of a drop. My dads been a semi mechanic for over 30 years now and hes driven plenty of them. This is a must technique on semi trucks and he showed me how to do it on my pickup and I did it a lot to impress my friends. Its a lot of fun till ya grind a gear. Great tutorial BTW
Can't wait to impress my driving examiner with this
Lemme know how that goes xD
@@xGhouI lol
How did it go?
Haha I hope it's his car
This is such an underrated comment
you know what grinds my gears? when people grind their gears.
BDAYZ true dat m8
We heard you like grinding gears so we put some gears on your gears so when you grind your gears you can grind your gears
Fam. Guy
hahah so true
pepperidge farm remembers
how to shift without using the clutch
step 1. don't.
for cars*
motorcycles FTW
+Crazy Man Productions lol
+Crazy Man Productions not good for bikes too tho
+Jan Kuhrau #quickshifter
errrm no its fine because its a sequential gear box as long as you know how to handle the throttle you can shift with no clutch, even from a stand still if you wanna run with the bike. and this is from somebody that owns a bike a simson bs 51 from 1985 with a perfect gearbox
i feel so bad for this guy. everyone is calling him out for being stupid and they were all probably too lazy to read the description.
This is actually a real technique called "float shifting". If done properly it only puts very minimal wear on your transmission, and if your clutch goes out while driving but you aren't far from home then it isn't actually a bad idea.
No, you are a very uninformed and ignorant moron, that's what you are, but as Socrates said, you will never be able to understand this yourself. And change that picture of Einstein you have, it's rather ironic.
This technique is USED for some good reasons, for example left-foot braking. Also, if done properly, by someone who understands manual transmission (not you), it will not cause wear on the transmission any more than clutch shifting. Now go fuck yourself, moron.
Up shifting down shifting without a clutch is perfectly good if you know how to do it if you don't then yeah fuck yor selfe
@@PLCTSD Everybody should learn to shift without the clutch, because shifting without the clutch doesn't put any wear on the clutch or gears or synchromesh. People wear out their cars because they're constantly changing gears without rev matching, but learning to change without a clutch helps with this. Even if you use the clutch, you should be blipping the throttle on downshifts and letting the rpm drop on upshifts.
Just because he says in the description that he doesn't recommend doing this doesn't mean he's not an idiot for suggesting it.
All you're doing is forcing the clutch to slip without disengaging and re-engaging it. The amount of needless wear and tear you'll cause on the gearbox depends on how the gearbox is set up. If your gear ratios are really close then you might get away with it by causing minimal slipping and thus a minimal shock to the system when you suddenly change the rpm, but in most cars that is not the case. In most cars the same speed, for example, 30 mph in 3rd might be 2300 rpm while in 4th it might be 1900 rpm. That's a 400 rpm difference that your clutch has to smooth out by slipping. However, because your clutch is engaged while you're shifting and your wheels are trying to spin at the same speed while your engine is trying to spin at a different speed, the syncro in the gearbox is either lagging behind or pushing ahead. Either way it's not properly aligning with the other gears. And you basically use brute force to try and push it into place. Doing this can be disastrous for your gearbox.
When you rent a car for the day ....
Lol
Made my day. 😅
Americans ....
he's actually Puerto Rican 😂😂😂😂
XxDebionxX Puerto ricans are american you fuckin dumbass , yes im mad
First of all, thank you for making this video. You saved me quite a walk home.
I watched this video about a year ago and learned how to shift without the clutch.
About a month back, I was crawling a hill in my Jeep when out of no where I lost all clutch pressure (clutch hose pop from incorrect fitting). Thanks to your advice I was able to rev match on my way down the hill and was able to drive home using this technique. Some people might think this video is useless, but it definitely saved me a 20 mile hike.
I need to hear the story of how you got into a full stop as well plz lmao
Probably neutral and brakes? :D
@@lvi8430 shut off engine lmao shit is too easy
@@mates1627 Fucken genius
Big Cap if there were any stops lol
You are a good dude for griding your own gears just to show what can happen if you don't do it properly. Thanks man!
Is 100% safe if you know how to do that :)
Bostyan87 What, grinding is safe?
It is nice that someone takes time to show you how to do it. Long time ago I had a 4 speed with steel cable actuated clutch. I was driving along one evening on back roads, then the clutch cable broke; clutch pedal all the way to the floor . I had to learn on the spot how to do it. Put the car in second gear, crank it and then shift by matching the road speed with the RPM, and transmission speed to get home. That was a long night. Sold that car, and got me a Jeep YJ, with hydraulic clutch. I thought to myself, how cool that I do not have to put up with the clutch cable failing on me. I was WAY wrong. I was going off-road quite often. Than one day, when I was off-roading, out of the blue I was not able to get the car in/out gears. Jump out of the car and check the hydraulic clutch reservoir. Reservoir was empty; I broke the hydraulic line. Had to grind gears all the way home again.
How to shift without the clutch: Drive an automatic
Autos have a clutch :|
Vcxb U since when?
GustavTheGoat since always
+GustavTheGoat since autos were invented
I like that!!
You....former joke writer for Jay Leno?
Isn't the clutch the fun in driving a manual?
I would rather say the stick is the fun part.. Honestly the clutch is a bit annoying xD (I would never do this to my car btw.)
Bengals8Sharky clutch the shifter and being busy is the fun of a manual
i did this with my car . it works and the car still lives . but i only did id once to try it out . i use the clutch dont worry . but its a cool thing to impress someone who doesnt know about this .
Trying to shift the stick with just tips of fingers as fast as possible ;) or if you're the passenger knock the stick into neutral while driver has the clutch pedal down
READ THE DESCRIPTION FIRST PLEASE. the description says
PS. What is wrong with you people insulting this guy?! Clearly some of you didn't read the part where he said grinding gears is a bad thing. That's partly why he made the video. His skills have absolutely nothing to do with his race.
I am rather shocked at the harsh comments too. He is showing people how rev-matching works (and can extend the life of your clutch and transmission when done properly). Going through all the gears like this isn't always desirable in every situation, but you can almost Always pop the shifter out of gear on the way to a stop, saving the clutch and transmission wear. This is how I got 450,000 miles out of my clutch, and the tranny is still going strong.
Ricer car. Rice = Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement. Rice mobile is the word for the stereotype about asian cars that they're all made of plastic and fall apart faster than a jenga tower in a kindergarten.
@ZACHARY MIKKO As an American, I doubt you've ever driven a manual, which explains why you have no idea what you're talking about. Rev matching will save your clutch and transmission and the best way to learn rev matching is by shifting with using the clutch.
This works when your clutch master/slave goes out, and you need to hobble home. Been there.
XTZTwinTurbo what about at a complete stop? U live in a highway?
t100base - I've had to do it as well twice, once being just tonight. You just do your best not to stop and hope u don't have to. Both times I've had to limp home, I've been lucky enough to be able to only slow but not completely stop, so I still had momentum, and wasn't that far from home. It sucks, but what he is showing is extremely helpful if your clutch goes out while you're driving and you have to get home or to a shop nearby.
Phil Kuu man, my slave just went out 400 miles from home
t100base if u hit the gas when you turn the car on in first gear you can get it moving
Put the car in first and get it moving using the starter lol
I use to do that wen I was way younger, when I had a manual car. It's lots of fun. But I didn't have any RPM in my car back then. So it was all by feel and ear. Was still pretty easy to do. One of the main thing you need is confidence. You need to trust that you can do it.
I have to thumb up this comment: Confidence is key.
Word
@@69Phuket any manual driver will know there’s even good manual days or bad manual days.
Is your gearbox ok?
@@rebelous Sure. It's a question of timing. AND… Never force things. Just a gentle push or pull on the gear lever and things will go well.
Thanks for posting this. My dad told he had to make it home this one time when his clutch was failing and when I asked how he did it he just said, “magic!” -_- ... but now I know :)
But the question is, how did he get it to start moving
@@ng3027 that's easy, FAKE STORY
@@metathanatos1 pushing the car downhill in order to get it moving?
@@metathanatos1 clutch can break when youre driving
@@ng3027 You always restart the car when you stop, it can start in first gear, that puts a lot of strain on the starter and it takes some seconds to accelerate while the engine is starting but in case of such clutch problem, you have no choice.
thumbs up cuz you risked grinding your gears on purpose. sacrifice
I've been shifting like this for 20 years on 4 cylinder hondas and Toyotas. (not every day, mind you, but enough for fun). There is no damage to your car. It also teaches you exactly how to shift for a smooth ride, even when you do use the clutch. Nice video, thanks for making it. Tractor trailer truck drivers also shift this way all the time. They call it floating the gears.
For some reason there's a misconception that car transmission are not able to float gears.
@@kensmechanicalaffairBecause of the synchros in most car transmissions, if you shift at the wrong time it CAN damage it, but if you shift at the right time it doesn’t. Source: I daily’d an 07 Mustang GT 5 speed for 4 years, both floated and clutched and never had any problems as long as I was at the right RPM
@@andrewmarshall1142 I get it.
If you do it right, there is no risk of damaging your synchros. At the right moment, there is no force being applied to the snchros as the internal inertia reaches an equilibrium between acceleration and deceleration stresses. Sort of like throwing a ball in the air. For a moment, the ball hovers as the force of gravity and air resistance reaches an equilibrium with Newtons first law. If you do it wrong, you will hear it immediately. Dont know why everyone is getting defensive. If you don't want to do it, then don't, and have a decent argument other than calling people stupid.
+Chris Quetsch He is right.
If you are a competent Driver and know Your car and can cleanly Rev match every gear It will not harm the Syncro's
My dad did this for over 450,000 KM in a Old 1982 FJ60 Toyota Landcruiser.
(it had a Triple plate Clutch for towing a boat and it was Very heavy to push down)
Only Time he EVER Used the Clutch was taking off (in 1st or 2nd -1st rarely needed on Landcruiser)
And Downshifting. Otherwise i think he did Hundreds of thousands of gear changes without the clutch.
In the end All the car had replaced was a Cylinder Head @ 850,000 KM and normal servicing
After the car had done well over 1,655,000 KM before it Met a Tree after Hitting a Kangaroo that ripped Leaf shackle clean off the diff.
So to Clarify 1,6 Million KM's 450,000 of those Dry shifting the gearbox was sold (Working Secondhand)
Also if done Right Passengers in the car will NOT know you even shifted gears.
It's Smoother power transition than if your are using a clutch.
+Chris Quetsch When everyone is saying about Rev matching then you must be knowing that it is impossible to actually achieve perfectly matched revs,and even a minimal amount of RPM difference can cause lot of induced shear stress in the gears,though it might not be visible at the beginning but the impulses generated will eventually shorten the life of the gearbox.
I used to argue about this with the my friend who tunes and builds engines... but I don't grind, And theres no discernable transfer of load the car and transmission are smooth... he says, you're an idiot... you can't mitigate side load completely and synchros are not meant the bare that energy, a clutch has a friction surface 1000s of times larger than a synchro which is why you use it. if you wanna shift without a clutch. run a dog box, which is shitty and loud and grinds and jerks the car around and has to be rebuilt every ten thousand miles.
Might not work with all cars and quality of cars True..
but have personally Known someone with a old VE Valiant Ute (1970's) He clutchless shifted 2nd and 3rd for over 570,000KM without issues (only it needed 1 new clutch at 400,000K Then at about 580,000 Km it Ate a tree after hitting a Kangaroo
Helical cut dogs aren't noisey
I will tell my one legged friend he can drive a manual now
brave0nej Basically me. Fucked leg, so clutch once to get into gear, the rest is floating.
@@brandoncaldwell95 you too? I have a manual car and am now physically disabled. I dont drive my car much anymore though because of it. Theres too many inclines where I need to play with the clutch.
still need a extra foot to put the car in gear tho.... or use a stick or something
@@zaccorpseman7366 not if you remove the clutch to start lock that most cars have and shut the car off at every light. When you want to go to start the car while gunning it.
@@zaccorpseman7366 what are you talking about? You can put a car in any gear without the clutch when the car is off...
This is actually a technique used sometimes in racing. Usually nowadays you have a spark interrupter for that, but that's how they used to shift in formula one. Ayrton Senna was famous for being able to do that almost perfectly without technical aid.
literally nobody here read the description.
thanks for your noble sacrifice young sir; grinding your gears for us viewers to show us what to do in case of emergency and our clutch goes out. here, take this upvote
When you steal your dads car for an hour...
lmfao hes dad drives a mini cooper what a classic hippie lmfao😂😂😂😂😂
When you've already sold your car but the buyer says he'll change the title next week.
*Matthew Noneya* AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH LOOOOL made my day
My dad has a bit older than in the video Mini Cooper S
Clutchless shifting isn’t bad for a transmission!
If can’t do it, then it is bad for you transmission!
Truck drivers only uses the clutch to stop and go...
for all the kiddo's saying its bad on the trans.
1. go study how manual transmissions work.
2. realize if clutchless shifting is done properly, it doesnt put wear on the clutch and synchros.
3. dont put shitty comments on videos.
4. make the world a better place by learning and teaching others.
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dosbox907 it's only bad if you don't do it right.i think it's stupid because you're just putting your transmission in danger plus it's EXTREMELY easy to use the clutch when shifting
It's not bad on the transmission, but why in the hell would you want to get into a fully operational manual transmission vehicle and not use the clutch?
Get a fucking automatic or put the clutch in and shift.
I honestly appreciate you showing the wrong move and grinding that gear, it helped me understand right where I was going a little wrong, respect and very wholesome, educational content here!
this car must be rented ^^'
+Artur Bagiński don't be gentle it's a rental :D
+Artur Bagiński I know from my own experience.
I rented a car/van for the few times, and rolling downhill slowly in the traffic I just roll down on high gear so I can hear valves just saving petrol not even thinking about reducing engine live as I just simply don't care :-P
That's nothing affecting the engine life in any significant way on short run, but I never do it in my own vehicles :-P
+Artur Bagiński Rental car in America with manual transmission? no way, this was his car.
+TheFirestorm214 lots of ppl drive manual in America, but this is stupid
+corey4347 you are stupid as fuck
If you have a good feel for your ride, and you properly match the rpm, then clutchless shifting is ok. It's not for noobs. I ran two vehicles that way for over 100000 miles, and never had issues. Truckers do it like that all the time. No - clutching downhill is difficult and risky.
billybbob18 Can be, especially when your brakes fry. Thats why truckers use Engine brakes. Ive been guilty of using my engine as a brake when hauling heavy. Not a good idea in a gasser, but it is funny looking over and seeing people look at you funny as your truck is just popping and just about backfire sounding. Saves the brakes. Should mention, it was an old farm truck that burns oild and everything wrong. Let it blow. Itll just be harvested for parts.
Its very bad for light duty transmissions because moving it out of gear can chip the ends and eventually wear to a point it pops out of gear
jhon doe Loose a clutch and have to limp it home. Then say otherwise. It can take the abuse as ive gone it in anew and older model.
most pepole forget non syncs in this, you HAVE to match the rpm yourself, there the clucth is Kinda only a little help, especcilay in downshift
2:29 to hear the the gears grind
A lot of people are disliking this for the wrong reason. He said it clearly in the description, its a good skill to have but it's not something you should do. It's most definitely a good skill to know, especially if you are on the highway and lose your ability to disengage the clutch for whatever reason!
This video should be renamed " Slap shifting cause i want a Automatic"
lol
A Person And a grammar teacher...
HA
I've been doing this for about 3 months now and let me tell you, the bitches love me, everybody thinks I'm awesome that I drive with and oh yeah I also don't have a left leg.
lmao
u won man rofl
How dafuq u put it in 1rst gear
Duh obviously turns the car off and cranks it in gear
+Gabriel Lefebvre I live on a hill. Pop starts only for my baby
It's actually quite easy to avoid the grinning. Just limit the force you apply when you try to insert the gear. The sync system of the gearbox always gives a forcefeedback to it if the revs are not correct.
This is correct idk why there are so many thumbs down.. my uncle is a semi truck driver and this is how they shift. Saves the clutch tremendously. Good video.
you could use it in emergency situations like clutch cable snapping in the middle of nowhere
but in daily driving don't, the clutch pedal is there for a reason
until you have to stop or start.
been there, done that. When you have to stop you just snap it into neutral, then turn the car off, engage 1st gear. use ignition + gas to get you off the mark and carry on again. :)
Exactly
he says that in the description
Shits pretty useful when a clutchline finna leak. Much appreciated mate.
there's a description for a reason people
I watched this video years ago, and last night it saved me when my clutch went out on a highway bridge in traffic. Only did it enough to get my car to a safe stopping point. Thank you.
or just use the clutch
+nicholas danca Yes, use the clutch when it doesn't work and without using this method, what a brilliant idea my dear dumbass friend!
my uncle saved money by not replacing his clutch... he's been driving around without one for years
+Drew Northway how does he get started from first gear?
+Drew Northway wait until he has to replace the synchronizers.
+nicholas danca well it is useful when your clutch is broken to bring the car to the repair service.
you know there's a rumor out there, they say they invented a car that shifts gears all by it self, and you don't have to use clutch at all (i mean there is a clutch but the car uses it for you) , you don't even have to hand shift the freaking thing. i know it sounds impossible and all but i heard it's called "the automatic transmission", but i am sure it's all rumors, nothing real.
Automatics are for pussy's
People who don't enjoy driving for what it is always have some smart ass comments about manual shifting.
So how do you engine break or select a lower gear for corners?
Bedsitdweller Cases like this, I love driving Stick. Having an Automatic Transmission with a Sequential Shifter has my eye, For daily driving and control.
Azooz Shiker well here's a little education for ignorant people like you who don't like research. Stick shifters are better on fuel mileage and have fewer problems with the transmissions. They can also accelerate faster, reason being you can shift when you want for more torque unlike automatic, you'll never see an automatic race car for that reason. Modern cars are mostly automatic but are being made to consume less fuel, but with the cost of a weaker engine.
tl;dr a manual will burn an automatic any day
Heh, all those downvoters must be blind. Can't see the badge in the steering wheel. This kid is doing God's work. All New Minis must die.
+Spartan043 hahahahaha great comment lol.
Spartan043 ahahahahhahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Spartan043 considering its 2005 not very new is it.
a 12 year-old mini isn't new
Fuck new minis
My uncle (who is a trucker) told me he doesn't use the clutch when shifting. I was dumbfounded, and I had to look this up myself. The thought of it was driving me crazy.
sweet man! nice to know that if my left leg gets chopped off I can still drive my favorite car.
you still need you leg to drive off in first gear ,though you could do that with the other foot too 😜
if your engine has enough torque to start off without revs. then yup
+dosbox907 every engine is capable enough to drive away on only the clutch , if not then the car needs a new clutch.
It doesnt matter how much torque you have , it always has enough to move the car otherwise you got a quite useless car.
geo metro can't and my first car a mercury tracer could barely do it.
I had pretty big tires on it though and that fucked with the ratio
Start it in gear.
If you can't find em grind em lol
Andrew Stevens LMFAO I need that on a T shirt
Rod nockmod shop tips
My dad taught me with my super old car, that you just need to press the stick gently so that it starts rubbing on the synchro, and rev match either up or down to shift, down or up respectively.
It just falls into place without gear grinding. However, it probably wears the shit out of the synchro.
@@eirikrhinnraui4098 lmao, I found this out myself when trying to downshift into first. Push against it, bring the revs up, moment it's in, pop off the clutch. Neato
Andrew Stevens HAHAHA GOLD
this is what is called floating your gears, this IS HOW you drive a manual semi truck bur I would not recommend doing it on a car because you will wear out your syncros pretty quick.
Yup, all though nice to know in case the clutch master/slave cylinder goes out
@@onelyone6976 i think you wouldn't even be able to drive the car when that occurs
@@lukesepter3250 yeah you would, just clutchless
@@crapcopter yes but how would you start from a standstill. Most modern won't start without pressing the clutch as a safety measure, so moving off would be impossible
@@lukesepter3250 If your clutch is completely cooked then pressing the pedal to let the car start will work. And the engine would still be connected to the transmission spinning the wheels
This can he handy: You actually can start the car an drive without the clutch at all. Put your gear to 1 start the car and it will be driving immidetily, from their you can shift to 2. Also if you wannw go reverse, shut down your enige, put it in R and start up again! Be warned you will be immidetly start driving backwards
poorly in most cars nowdays, you NEED to press the clutch, for the ignition to turn
@@thetrabantguy3934 But if your clutch is out it'll still engage the switch so the car thinks you're engaging it.
I used to do this with my 98 ford explorer sport. I happened to figure out how to do it as I was experimenting on how far the clutch needed to be pushed in to change gears since it had such a far travel range. I then realized I could slide it in gear by simply rev matching and I became pretty good at it. No grinding or studdering at all. The truck had 220,000 Miles on it when I sold it and it was running strong with no issues.
Another time one can use this technique is in case your left foot is disabled. When a wooden board fell on my left ankle and I couldn't use my left foot, I have to learned this on my way home.
Truckers do this shifting all the time due to non-synchronized transmission in their trucks (double clutching is tiresome) which are used for several reasons. The friction material, such as brass, in synchronizers is more prone to wear and breakage than gears, which are forged steel, and the simplicity of the mechanism improves reliability and reduces cost. In the words of one of them: "I never use the clutch unless I'm sittin' at a light and need to shift into gear.
I was taught to "float" when I learned how to drive and have owned many trucks with both air shift and two stick transmissions and have "floated" them all with no damage to the gear boxes."
***** lol, thats what he said, ... "due to non-synchronized transmission" comprehension much?
u lost me
+gurjinder singh yes
+HeHoT BroS Entertainment he is saying float shifting destroys the synchroniser.
Mijc Osis it doesen t u people say that u can drive a manual but u drive a automatic and u give advice u can even start in first gear without a cluch
Pros: slightly less ware on the clutch, physically can't downshift when trying to upshift and vise versa
Cons: takes some practice to do properly
Once my friend's firend's Lada had some sort of malfunction and the clutch didn't work anymore. He told that on the right RPM it would almost suck it into gear
@doomer boy lol, happend to me last week and i had to drive through traffic with that 🥲 luckily my truck has a “low” gear
this is a really good explanation. I remember, the first time, accidentally shifting without the clutch and it blew my mind how smooth the shift was and I kept thinking how the heck I was able to shift without the clutch. every once in awhile, i do accidentally shift without the clutch.
3:19 When down shifting, can you "over rev" a bit & let it drop?
So you then treat it as if it was a regular shift up instead.
Exactly. It's easier to hit the sweet spot when the rpm's are dropping, because they always drop at the same rate, as opposed to when you're revving up, where you'll not always manage to rev up with the same amount of throttle.
Notice right at 3:19 the car is at about 3000rpm and once it’s fully in gear it drops to 2800 or so, which makes sense
Man, I can see some scenarios where you can really resort to this skill. Once I was driving and suddenly the pin in my clutch pedal broke and I couldn't fully disengage the clutch. Had to grind little by little to reach the workshop. 💔
When the gears grinded it actually hurt for me
Then drive a Nonsync ;)
What a nice video. He even shows what happens when you don't do it properly potentially damaging the transmission. Good job man
Thanks for the little 'sacrifice' there mate.
You may not hear the grinding but your actually accelerating the wearing of your synchros in the transmission.
A clutch is used to free the transmition from stress so the gears can shift effortlessly. The exact moment you lift off the gas this is exactly what happens in the box. Engine is no more pushing the gears and the car still hasnt started to decelerate so the wheels are not applying preassure to the drive shaft. You can pull out he gear you are in with the slightest of pushes on the stick. Higher gear with same speed means less revs in the engine needed to maintain velocity. As the revs are falling comes a point at which the engine rpm matches the driveshafts rpm when engaged in higher gear. Again the stick slides in effortlessly.
The fact that you have a very high chance of wrecking the gearbox in the learning process is another thing. It's a very nice trick to try and learn in a triple digit priced car. If executed perfectly it creates absolutely no preassure or friction.
Is that a dime by the gas pedal?
Nice spot jew
Savage m8
LOL!
The internet is undefeated. Lol
@@spindedark I don't get it why did you call him a jew
It looks like he's driving a big Hot Wheels car haha I didn't know Minis looked so... unappealing inside.
KartKing4ever that interior looks like complete shit. Why the hell is the dashboard so high?
crephotos For the tall people who wouldn't feel like they're in a suitcase when they were younger. Ha ha I tried that.
KartKing4ever I quite like the interior. It's pleasantly unique.
AdamHH11
It is unique, I'll give you that.
KartKing4ever weirdly enough I thought the same, untill I saw it in person. in person, it's actually kinda beautiful (atleast the 2015 models)
This was a great video and a good skill to know if my clutch dies. Done professionally with the three cameras and dialogue throughout. I'm a little too afraid to try this myself because that grinding noise is my worst nightmare!
This is how I got my car home after clutch cable broke. The only catch was, to move from a stop I had to start the car in gear. I was impressed with my starter motor though!
The clutch was invented for a reason...
***** I am just saying the clutch was made for a reason.
Also, you do not pay as much attention to the road when you have to follow the RPM indicator all the time you are going to gear so yeah that is a hazard fine for long trips I guess but not city driving
*****
I'm a truck driver, I don't use a clutch when I shift whether I'm going long distance or around town unless I'm taking off or shifting into reverse. One of the things they teach you when you're learning to drive a truck is to never look at the gauges for more than a glance, I can tell where my rpms are at by feel and by my speed so even if I have no tach I can shift with no clutch and know when to shift period without screwing up. Considering in a truck you have to rev match whether you're using a clutch or not you're basically saying that it is a hazard to drive a truck anywhere but the highway. You sir, are a fool.
goldenboyjs I am talking about cars not trucks you fool. You should read really learn to read the mood around here, its a video about a car not a truck they are two very different forms of vehicles for very different purposes with very different gearboxes designed for very different roles.
Why the hell are you even bringing up a truck in the first place?
the reason an internal combustion engine car has a clutch is that it will not stall the engine when the car is at a stop and that is the main reason a clutch was put in a car.... i don't think the 1st car had any gears as the crank was attached directly to the wheel so no gearbox or transmission to shift gears with but it did have a clutch (well it used the same principles as a clutch but it was very "mid-evil")
dunhillsupramk3 your first sentence described a torque/stall converter. A clutch is a friction disc that grabs against the flywheel and spins the trans' input shaft. Also the first car, which was the benz was belt driven.
You know what really grinds my gears?
hahahah god dammit
Looks like you have a dime underneath your gas pedal. Finders keepers!
Ive been looking for this exact video all day, ive seen it multiple times years ago and ive finally come back across it
I already knew how to do this but when my flywheel went bad clutchless shifting got me home so idk why everyone's freaking out. Other than him grinding his gears there's nothing wrong with this.
When you demonstrated "taking too long" to grab the next gear, having not ground it going from 2nd to 3rd (@ 2:20) had every bit as much to do with the fact that you were pushing nearly 3,000 rpm, which gave you a bit more leeway when you took a moment longer to drop it into 3rd. However, when you shifted from 3rd down to 4th, you were only doing 2,200-2,300 rpm, which probably doesn't help. :-P
Anyway, thanks very much for the informative video, it's appreciated! *thumbs up*
Thank you for that sacrifice
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A great skill to have if something goes wrong with your clutch. Obviously not a good thing to do to your car, as said in the description. This technique is for emergency only and you have to get home. Good job man
This is only helpful if your left leg is in severe pain and you need to get to the emergency room alone.. Otherwise, why would you do this?! If you don't want a clutch pedal, get a car with paddle shifters or something! This is dangerous and probably fucks up your car really badly
Also if your clutch is broken.
if you clutch is completely broken
***** you have no idea what ur saying
Demetri V Yes, they do.
Dylan Sanderson if the clutch is completely broken u cant start ur car...or u cant get into 1st gear
Who has not read the description this is only when your clutch does not work.
You’re an idiot description doesnt say anything neither does the guy simple facts that’s grinding gears. You must drive an automatic
why would you drive a manual if you don't use clutch
you drive a manual to be able to control gears, not to be able to use the clutch.
corti54 You drive a manual because it doesn't steal horsepower. The way you achieve that is by controlling the clutch yourself. You can manually shift in any modern performance car equipped with an automatic transmission, but unless it's a double clutch you will lose more HP through the drivetrain than you would with a clutch-based transmission (which is the normal definition of the word manual).
Common automatic transmission/transaxles are more efficient than manual shifter cars now a days. That's why the auto vs manual MPG statistics are now the other way around opposed to just 10+ years ago. -- and parasitic lost with a DUAL clutch auto is thought of being less, the opposing clutch can only preload the next gear for faster placement. It's strictly to enhance the speed of the shift, but not too convincingly either. Extremely expensive cars have reasons to avoid dual preload clutches including Lambo's recent Aventador. - again up until recent you'd be correct about a flywheel being > a flex plate, but it's just not the same result anymore. Manuals seem to be a choice for drivers looking for the particular experience of stirring through the gears, rev matching, and great control. The bloody auto's are winning the efficiency battle.
***** The less you can engage and disengage the clutch the less you are going to wear down that surface. Modern transmissions with sync gears were you can shift like this, and not "double clutch", you should.
A Mouse If you use the clutch correctly and not slip it excessively or ride the pedal when not changing gear, then it should last well over 100k miles (probably up to 200k), I have a saab 9-5 where the slave cylinder went. When I pulled the gearbox off, the clutch was barely worn. That car was at 83k. I had a new clutch ready to fit, and ended up taking it back to the shop as there was no appreciable wear on the one in the car.
You can write funny comments about it but dude, no reason to dislike it ? Its actually a interesting video and he never said to not use the clutch
Because using your left foot takes to much energy
Dekten Suckmycock If your clutch doesn't work then its time to get a new one. Using your brain would be not using the damn car until it you fix it.
HYPERGARAGE
And where in the video did he say that one shouldn't use the clutch? He never said "you shouldn't use the clutch" or "it's much better shifting gears without the clutch".
All he did was giving a piece of advice on how to shift gears without the clutch, obviously for situations if or when you can't use the clutch.
Nothing special . I do it all time, I don't like use clutch, it's
useless anyway, only for girls and gays. matching revs is like shooting
in the middle of the target all the time. What a peasure ! and my left foot is too busy while braking when shifting down. I like braking and accelerating at the same time
+maladsyko you mean you like wasting fuel?
+Dekten Suckmycock why are you taking your vehicle on the road if the clutch doesn't work🙄idiot
Thanks for sharing if my clutch ever goes out I wont panic too much hahah
its not your clutch that will go out. it will be your tran$mi$$ion. LOL
hotpapayasalad No, it'll be his clutch. If it was his transmission, I highly doubt you'd be able to shift in any way.
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i though he met the other way around LOL
Actually, if your clutch goes out, you won't be going anywhere at all. If the friction material burns up, there will be nothing for the pressure plate to grip, therefore it will not spin the transmission.
Truckers do this all the time, they call it floating gears. They also have to rev match because their transmissions don't have synchromesh. With those trucks lasting 10 times longer than a normal car, can anyone with a mechanical or engineering degree or profession tell me why this could be bad for your car, aside from grinding gears?
+Eric Fixalot Truckers only do it because they have shifted their truck sooo many times they know where all of the shift points are, exactly. If you can reliably shift without the clutch by perfectly rev matching, then go for it. There's no reason to have a clutch at that point aside from 1st and reverse. Otherwise, you will be putting unnecessary stress on your synchros, and every time you grind those gears you are adding little iron filings into your transmission lube, which isn't changed all that often in a standard passenger car.
+Eric Fixalot You should also note, that truckers have closer gear ratios and its easier to judge a small drop or rise in rpm then it is a large one. It'll be the same for your car. 3rd to 4th is easier than 1st to second. If you've never tried it, use the higher gears first, and work your way down, as it feels more comfortable. But again, you better be in tune with your car to begin with.
I'd also like to add, trucks have much larger gears (in diameter) turning slower rpm. They're more heavy duty and aren't moving as fast causing less wear.
You're right, some vehicles (like the VW Jetta for instance) won't shift without the clutch on the first 2 gears. After that it's okay to say as long as you know your vehicle and its gears then you don't be grinding gears (or stalling).
Mishala Ibarra All cars can shift without the clutch unless they have some sort of protection system. Not sure what the deal is with yours.
Ah...the main difference between manual and automatic is in the clutch. If we don't want to get busy clutching in/out, we'd better drive an auto or semi-auto car. Like the author has said, it's enough to know clutchless method is possible as long as we can do correctly; it might be useful in extreme condition such as when the clutch slips. For most cases, we should use clutch as it will make the work of the gear selector components easier.
I learned to drive like this while working on semi trucks. Been doing it in my 95' ranger for the last 125k miles and the stock clutch is going strong at 180k. If your smooth about it it's better for the transmission in my experience.
You are right.
It's a shame that many people here don't know what they are talking about.
manual gears have a clutch for a reason... and car computers should be programmed to display "asshole" on the windshield when they detect no-depression on the clutch while driving.
That was too funny.
i found this trick on accident after driving around... my clutch master cylinder leaks... soooooo to not loose allll the fluid... i drove like this, truck actually shifted smooth. (87 4runner.)
Thanks bud. I wouldn’t do this unless I had to but it’s still good to know how.
did anyone of you read the description? it's like taking a test without reading the instructions, underlining the wrong letter instead of encircling the right one. "double wrong" hahahaha.
this guy means well, read description.
This worked in mom's corolla with a 2 petals..neat job!
I saw your comment in the other video!!!:D
To all the people trying to call him out for how bad this is and grinding his gears, this is not a beginner thing it's a learned learned thing. Eventually if you learn how to do it you can potentially shift without grinding your gears or messing anything up in your car, but if you're new to driving a standard or just simply don't want to do this obviously you shouldn't! Again he put a full disclaimer in the description saying that it could damage your car, and does not great treatment for your transmission!
what is the point of this
I've had to use this technique before when my master cylinder went out. THAT is the point of this.
The point is to save your clutch. Clutch can last forever if you use this technique. Big Rig Drivers uses this technique.
if you hit rpms perfectly you can perserve clutch forever anyway
Leearnest Jones Apparently you're not into technical things, right? First, some heavy duty vehicle don't have syncromesh in transmission, so it's ok in those vehicles to drive without clutch if know how to do it. Now when it comes to normal everyday cars with manual transmission, it's 100% sure that it's transmission will have syncromesh. Now if you're shifting in those without clutch, syncromesh material will wear off fast and your transmission oil is now fouled with that material. That will without any question shorten your transmission life. Syncromesh repair will cost about 10 times the amount that clutch assembly change will do.
So please, don't give people that kind of ideas that it's ok to drive without clutch.
However it's good to know how you're supposed to change without a clutch if own manual transmission car, if ie. your clutch wire fails. But on normal everyday driving. Use that clutch.
jothain thank you, tired of seeing stupid advice about not using a clutch from people who dont know anything about a manual transmission or how their syncros work.
By their logic because trucks double clutch due to no or bad syncros, we should too.
do a clutchless start
what the heck is that giant ass gauge in the middle of the car?
It's called a speedometer
Jacob S how many speedometers does he have? I've never seen a dashboard that looks like that.
SALO or The 120 Days of Sodom: I can't eat rice with my hands like this... Then eat Isht! The one directly in front of him is a tachometer and yes, it's quite a unique setup but it's standard for a mini cooper.
Jacob S Ohh ok thanks for the info
Jacob S pretty fugly design.. too bad cuz the original mini is pretty cool
Left a negative comment years ago, didn't even know what floating gears was much less how do it back then, learned and seen alot since. Not sure why some would post hateful comments on a now near decade old video. As you said in the description, not saying go out an float your gears with your synchromesh transmission (though I've seen some do it regularly with no issues after years) but it's good to have the skill and knowledge to be able to. Most commenting couldn't do this without grinding.
so this video is for when you clutch cable breaks or for some reason you cant use your clutch correct? so when you come to a stop how are you going to get it in 1st? force it? your going to do SO MUCH DAMAGE OMG. can you do a video on how to get your car in first without a clutch? not such you can.
you turn off the car and turn it on in gear with some gas and it should just roll out. might depend on the car though
MessiahNerves that could work but if its a a snapped cable the car wont start.
Richard parnell Yes it will.
Richard parnell it will start lol
MessiahNerves well ok, ive just been in the position where we could not get it started maybe it was something else. I have use this method of starting when the hydraulic fluid was gone and yes it worked,
truckers do this all the time. ( millions of miles). it saves the clutch and it works just fine ladies
and why would you shift like that for no good reason ^^ i mean if your clutch is broken but good enough to go in 1st gear you could use it to drive to a car shop to get it fixed.
As far as up shifting, you're right there are very few situations that you would want to do this in. But in terms of downshifting, you can eliminate the normal penalty that you get from doing a downshift by matching your revs and not using the clutch. An added bonus, if you do use your clutch while rev matching, is that it decreases the change in your countershaft and transmission, which reduces synchro wear.
dxcbug that is actually the only proper reason why you would be using this,although it doesnt cause any damage when done right but it wont make you shift faster or anything,i work in a vw dealership and we were learnt only to use this when the clutch is completly gone so when the engine is off put it in first bumpstart it and drive without a clutch
He is showing us how just in case you might need it. Its just an example as he said don't be silly
jorik rademakers If you've got a V8, that's another reason to rev match down shift ;)
I had to use that technique many years ago in a road trip to get back from where I was driving 9 hours back to home where my mechanics were. And you dont need your clutch for 1st gear either, there are to ways to put it in there, 1 Put into fisrt gear before you turn it on, the battery will do the rest when you try to start it will take you up to the enough speed when youll try to start it, and 2 if your car is protected an you can star it on a gear then you will have to push first gear slowly without the clutch, but you wont be able to do this on an uphill do. Slowly try to appky first gear like if you where trying to push the wall he was talking about, the car wil start moving, dont put any gas into it, wait for it until it finaly gets enough speed to let you move the gear stick all the way into first gear, then you gas it and you are ready to keep on driving.
I just traveled 270 km on a toast clutch plate (I couldn't shift between gears because the clutch pedal is not doing anything) and made it all the way, hopefully the car will be fixed by tomorrow, one hell of an experience 😁
How to shift without the clutch OR gearstick:
Pull the lever on the door, and open it. Press the button on the seatbelt buckle and remove straps from body. Remove self from car and open the door of Grandma's car. Place seatbelt on, press the breaks and shift gearstick to D. Simple!
+s0ggyrice Thanks man! I actually watched this video like a year ago and guess what happened today?? My clutch cable broke! I remembered most of your advice and got home safe! (drove for about 25kms)
I actually managed to get going from stopped by engaging first gear with the motor off and then starting the car whilst accelerating (It's a diesel car). I only did this as i was in a dangerous situation (i do not recommend doing this if you can avoid it...)
Good video bro. I hope most of the idiots didn't read the description of this video.
Okay but why is this dude actually hella smoove wit it
next tiem you will make a video tell me so i can make a company and become rich by selling transmissions
good vid, fuck the haters, sometimes this is necessary but can be alot harder on older vehicle. Starting from standing is rather tricky though and dosen't do much good to the starter haha
I watched this video in 2012 and at that time i had a 5 speed bmw 325i. I successfully did it and had a lot of fun! But take note, this method isnt for the idiots who don't have patience and dont wanna use their brains to figure which rpm range will free the "wall" into the next gear. Transmission was as strong as i got it.
I was sliding into to gears like butter and doing it faster than using a clutch! Sold the car in 2015. I haven't tried it since then....i think its because my balls grew smaller 😅😅😂 when i get this 6 speef STI transmission though, 😈 its on!
I'm looking at getting a Subaru how does clutchless shifting feel on them?
... ffs...
i’d highly recommend against clutchless shifting an STi trans… they’re glass even when you DO use the clutch. lmao
I used to do this with my 06 GMC Sierra. My transmission was a wide ratio trans where as this car has a close ratio. The wide rario transmissions need more time to drop RPM given that the gear ratio changes are a bit steeper of a drop. My dads been a semi mechanic for over 30 years now and hes driven plenty of them. This is a must technique on semi trucks and he showed me how to do it on my pickup and I did it a lot to impress my friends. Its a lot of fun till ya grind a gear. Great tutorial BTW