TOOT

I have been able to take it outta gear without the clutch for a while, it doesnt go into gear once it's pulled. I was told that it's not good for a trans to do this but I havn't had any adverse effect from it.

WhiteFoxGT

What?

Are you saying with the car off or running?

Blownsvt

I'm sure he means running. I've never owned a manyual trans car where you couldn't pull it out of gear without clutch. Not sure how good/bad it is for the trans though.

WhiteFoxGT

If its running, then thats normal. As long as it doesnt jump out of gear under hard accel. At certain RPMs you can shift our cars without touching the clutch

TOOT

Thanks for the feed, back it's been like that for as long as I can remember.

Brute03

yep, slight pressure on the shifter then just let off the gas and it will pop into neutral, wait for the revs to fall and it should slide into the next gear. I had to do it all the way home when the clutch cable in my truck snapped.

badlx87

Only time I cant pull my trans outta gear is when I'm using cruise control. Clutchless shifting saves the clutch lol. I do it from time to time just for a change of pace.

amoosenamedhank

I wouldn't downshift the transmission with out the clutch (only because you can't rev match) but you can upshift all day long. All you have to do is find the point at which the engine RPMs match the transmission's rotational speed. Once you get a feel for those points, it's not an issue.

I use to do this a lot when I was getting off a 12 hour shift and didn't feel like pressing in clutch.

sn95_331_GT_ yellow

haha i do it prolly 400 times a day in my Peterbilt so its no big issue. do it in my Mustang and my F150 too just to show off for people, as long as it doesnt grind no different then using the clutch.

BLKSTANGER

Same here. I have been a truck driver since 1982. I don't use the clutch at all unless I catch a red light. I learned to shift on an old crash box tranny (no syncros). Probably been shifting without a clutch longer then some of you have been alive.