[TR] why could my brother change gear in an old Triumph without using the clutch

[dave n]

it is very doable.  I have driven more than one car quite a distance that way.  the toughest trick is to get it into first gear the first time.

but – using a clutch is much easier!

From: Geo Hahn 
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 7:48 PM
To: Sujit Roy 
Cc: Triumphs 
Subject: Re: [TR] why could my brother change gear in an old Triumph without using the clutch

I think he was probably using the synchros to mesh the gears.  Not too difficult.

You can usually get it out of gear by finding that spot where the engine and driveshaft are in sync - that is, the engine is not driving the driveshaft nor is the driveshaft driving the engine - when they are matched the box will easily slip out of gear.

You then get ready to select the gear you want but stop short of actually trying to shift into it.  You get the engine speed close to right then lightly press the gearshift while you hunt a little up and down with the engine speed to find the exact spot.  When you find it that light pressing of the stick will slip the stick right into gear.

At least, that's how I do it.

Actually a good thing to practice (IMO) sometime when you've got the road to yourself -- as a hedge against the day when you have to drive home w/o a clutch.

Geo
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