Art,
I had a clutch hydraulic failure in my TR6 one afternoon during rush hour
when I was in Dallas and 35 miles from home. I, too, was able to shift
without the benefit of the clutch as long as I had some forward momentum
(and having overdrive really helped!). However, I had a serious problem
at stoplights and other places where I had to come to a complete stop. My
solution was to turn the motor off and put it in 1st gear with the engine
off. As soon as the light turned green, I started the engine (thank
goodness my TR6 starts on the first beat) with it in 1st gear and with
just a little lurch, was able to get moving from a stop. I have always
been curious if there was a better way to start out from a dead stop
without the benefit of a clutch. Anyone?
>Kai, FWIW, it is possible to drive a manual shift car with an inoperable
>clutch. To do so all you need to do is rev the engine until it reaches
the
>proper speed when each gear will engage. Light pressure on the shift
lever
>while slowly revving the engine will result in the gear going in without
>grinding. I once drove 90 miles on a Sunday (no service stations were
>available) with an inoperable clutch. I used all the gears during that
>drive. (That boosted my stock with the "better half" who thought we were
done
>for). The trick is to not force the shift lever. Cheers.
>Art Kelly
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Greg Hutmacher
76 TR6
68 MGB/GT
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