shifting without clutch

streetlife · 14th October 2005, 19:12

i have seen drivers of commercial vehicles(buses) changing gears without depressing the clutch. it causes no sound or any jerk...
is it possible to do that or is it a fault

clarify me

xtreme power · 14th October 2005, 19:35

well you can do it only if your at the right rpm.........if not ur screwing your gear box....correct me if im wrong here...

BunnyPunia · 14th October 2005, 19:40

i guess coz in commercial vehicles, the rpm is quite low..
shiftin w/o clutch in a car wud require practice.. its all about shifting at the right rpm..

bigman · 14th October 2005, 21:02

Some commercial vehicles are semi automatic. I know that some buses in the UK have manual type gearboxes but no clutch.

Deeps · 14th October 2005, 21:36

This topic has already been discussed extensively here. Please do a search on it.

14th October 2005, 19:12	#1
streetlife BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 218 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	shifting without clutch i have seen drivers of commercial vehicles(buses) changing gears without depressing the clutch. it causes no sound or any jerk... is it possible to do that or is it a fault clarify me
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14th October 2005, 19:35	#2
xtreme power BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 732 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	well you can do it only if your at the right rpm.........if not ur screwing your gear box....correct me if im wrong here...
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14th October 2005, 19:40	#3
BunnyPunia BANNED Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 904 Thanked: 1,511 Times View My Garage	i guess coz in commercial vehicles, the rpm is quite low.. shiftin w/o clutch in a car wud require practice.. its all about shifting at the right rpm..
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14th October 2005, 21:02	#4
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,225 Thanked: 94 Times	Some commercial vehicles are semi automatic. I know that some buses in the UK have manual type gearboxes but no clutch.
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14th October 2005, 21:36	#5
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,119 Thanked: 170 Times	This topic has already been discussed extensively here. Please do a search on it.
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