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Great video explaining the technique! I started practicing this out of necessity in the 70s, when clutch cables might break, slave cylinders fail, etc. Most recently, I was teaching my daughter to drive a manual in a 1995 Miata, and the slave cylinder failed. I said "For the next lesson, I'll show you how to drive without using the clutch". She thought I was joking, but after we drove the 10 km home through the city traffic, she was amazed. A very useful technique to have in the toolbox!
Glad this helped! I think there was only one occasion when I had to use this technique. I'm glad you were able to share your knowledge with your daughter because it's another tool in your driving toolbox and you never know when it might be necessary. I'm at the stage where I've been doing it unconsciously for years and, not that I ever tell them, but they're sometimes surprised with it.
Love all the unnecessary disclaimers, but your instructions are perfect! Been shifting this way for ages (usually when I’m trying to amuse myself )….just never tried to articulate it for others, but you nailed it.
Thanks for this video! I've had my Jeep YJ w/manual since I bought it new in 92. I got so familiar with that vehicle I accidently learned how to shift without the clutch. Probably around the 7 year old mark the shifter could easily slip into neutral and since that Jeep was just a steel tub you felt every vibration, so it was easy to feel when you needed to shift. When I explained this to friends they thought I was full of BS so thanks again for the video.
Great video and one of the greatest car. Mazda is king when it comes driving dynamics. I am hesitant to try this method of shifting. Clutch is cheap, gearbox is expensive 😂
I used to clutchless shift my VW scirocco16v almost always city driving. an easy way to safely practice clutchless is lightly press the clutch pedal to allow the clutch to slip if it needs to. if you are doing the clutchless shift correctly the clutch won't slip even with it lightly depressed.
When I was a junior in HS ('83), the clutch in my little '76 4-speed Plymouth (Mitsubishi) Arrow went out for the second time and I could not afford to replace it on my McDonald's checks and so I decided, out of necessity, to see if I could shift w/out it. Figured it out and for the next two years, I drove around in that car w/ no clutch. At stop lights, I'd turn the car off, put it in first, and turn the key. Ignition never did burn out. I still sometimes revert to that shifting out of habit. My technique is similar, although I never 'blip' on downshifting. I just apply light, steady pressure as I add RPM. Over time, this becomes very fast. If you know the car, you'll get w/in a few hundred RPM and then a slight adjustment will drop it in, w/out any change in performance. That technique in reverse is how you accelerate quickly, even w/ heavy torque, But, hey, WOW, my techniques do not allow for shifting into overdrive (not a problem in a '76 Arrow). I just tried your approach on a 6-speed, aaannnddd ... game changer. I could only move around in 1 - 4. Fun. Thanks.
Nice shifting. Just like a driver should be able to shift. My grandmother (born 1905) could clutchless shift up and down all three gears in her Holden, seamlessly. My father must have learned from her. And the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Dad taught me how to double the clutch for downshifts when I 13 years old. By the time I was 14, I had a VW Beetle paddock basher and I learned to clutchless shift that machine in no time, with confidence and with mechanical sympathy. Up 4 gears and down four gears "like a hot knife through butter", as we used to say. Not an ounce of harm to the gearbox in four years of what we used to call "race shifting". Those VW Beetles had brilliant gearboxes in them, but they were often let down by worn components in the linkages between the shift lever and the box. There was a rubber cush just forward of the gearbox that wasn't particularly well designed and it let them down dreadfully when they were only slightly worn. A $30 part that took 30 minutes to replace, yet nobody ever did it. Oh well, their loss. Cheers for the vid.
Here's how to do something you should never do! 🤣 Modern synchros have made this a technique for hardcore enthusiasts, Long, long ago this was the only technique.
Thanks for watching this episode. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. THIS VIDEO IS FOR INFORMATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. If you're as excited about driving as we are, be sure to check out our merch store at brianmakse.myspreadshop.com for exclusive gear and accessories. From t-shirts and hats to mugs and phone cases, we've got everything you need to show off your love for driving. Don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to our channel for more reviews and adventures. See you on the road!
Great video explaining the technique! I started practicing this out of necessity in the 70s, when clutch cables might break, slave cylinders fail, etc. Most recently, I was teaching my daughter to drive a manual in a 1995 Miata, and the slave cylinder failed. I said "For the next lesson, I'll show you how to drive without using the clutch". She thought I was joking, but after we drove the 10 km home through the city traffic, she was amazed. A very useful technique to have in the toolbox!
Well done!
Glad this helped! I think there was only one occasion when I had to use this technique. I'm glad you were able to share your knowledge with your daughter because it's another tool in your driving toolbox and you never know when it might be necessary. I'm at the stage where I've been doing it unconsciously for years and, not that I ever tell them, but they're sometimes surprised with it.
Love all the unnecessary disclaimers, but your instructions are perfect! Been shifting this way for ages (usually when I’m trying to amuse myself )….just never tried to articulate it for others, but you nailed it.
Thanks, Ron! Do not attempt!
Thanks for this video! I've had my Jeep YJ w/manual since I bought it new in 92. I got so familiar with that vehicle I accidently learned how to shift without the clutch. Probably around the 7 year old mark the shifter could easily slip into neutral and since that Jeep was just a steel tub you felt every vibration, so it was easy to feel when you needed to shift. When I explained this to friends they thought I was full of BS so thanks again for the video.
Glad it helped!
Nice . 2 sports cars and a manual truck never learned that then I got a CDL and that's the only way you shift . Felt that was a missed opportunity .
I didn’t even know this was possible! You’re brilliant!
Ben doing it for years in 5 speed mustang and 18 speed semi trucks. I only use the clutch when stopped or starting from a stop.
Happy to oblige!
Great video and one of the greatest car. Mazda is king when it comes driving dynamics.
I am hesitant to try this method of shifting. Clutch is cheap, gearbox is expensive 😂
I really got to spend a lot of time with this one. So good.
Don’t try it! Read the disclaimer!
I used to clutchless shift my VW scirocco16v almost always city driving. an easy way to safely practice clutchless is lightly press the clutch pedal to allow the clutch to slip if it needs to. if you are doing the clutchless shift correctly the clutch won't slip even with it lightly depressed.
I haven’t found a car that needed that, but it’s quite possible.
When I was a junior in HS ('83), the clutch in my little '76 4-speed Plymouth (Mitsubishi) Arrow went out for the second time and I could not afford to replace it on my McDonald's checks and so I decided, out of necessity, to see if I could shift w/out it. Figured it out and for the next two years, I drove around in that car w/ no clutch. At stop lights, I'd turn the car off, put it in first, and turn the key. Ignition never did burn out. I still sometimes revert to that shifting out of habit. My technique is similar, although I never 'blip' on downshifting. I just apply light, steady pressure as I add RPM. Over time, this becomes very fast. If you know the car, you'll get w/in a few hundred RPM and then a slight adjustment will drop it in, w/out any change in performance. That technique in reverse is how you accelerate quickly, even w/ heavy torque, But, hey, WOW, my techniques do not allow for shifting into overdrive (not a problem in a '76 Arrow). I just tried your approach on a 6-speed, aaannnddd ... game changer. I could only move around in 1 - 4. Fun. Thanks.
Nice shifting. Just like a driver should be able to shift. My grandmother (born 1905) could clutchless shift up and down all three gears in her Holden, seamlessly. My father must have learned from her. And the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Dad taught me how to double the clutch for downshifts when I 13 years old. By the time I was 14, I had a VW Beetle paddock basher and
I learned to clutchless shift that machine in no time, with confidence and with mechanical sympathy. Up 4 gears and down four gears "like a hot knife through butter", as we used to say.
Not an ounce of harm to the gearbox in four years of what we used to call "race shifting". Those VW Beetles had brilliant gearboxes in them, but they were often let down by worn components
in the linkages between the shift lever and the box. There was a rubber cush just forward of the gearbox that wasn't particularly well designed and it let them down dreadfully when they were only slightly worn. A $30 part that took 30 minutes to replace, yet nobody ever did it. Oh well, their loss. Cheers for the vid.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great information! I never knew this existed!
I’m here to share my knowledge!
Yes I’ve does this to get out of binds where my clutch failed
Here's how to do something you should never do! 🤣 Modern synchros have made this a technique for hardcore enthusiasts, Long, long ago this was the only technique.
Do not attempt. This is for information purposes only. 👍
Hah! I did this as a kid when my clutch cable broke…😂
This is the way.
Nice car.
Best car.
floating the clutch up is fine, but I wouldn't do it down.
Works just fine for me, but definitely do not try it.
At $40000+ a pop, that’s one very expensive transmission to get replace…
Which gearbox costs 40k?
I learned to rev match shift as a teenager by necessity 😂 some 40yrs ago on a 76' 280z. I still do this on my NC MX-5 to keep my skills sharp!
I do it with every manual, mine or otherwise.
2005 called, and wants its youtube video title back. -)
Still pulls. 🤷