I heard there is a way but you have to be at rpm or speed to do so. Anyone know it for a civic 2003?
2007-04-19 16:52:09 · 21 answers · asked by phong1737 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Honda
Well you could try then pick all the pieces of your transmission
2007-04-19 16:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I do it all the time when I get lazy. It works fine and I don't have any loose teeth in the tranny.
It does take a light hand and a sensitivity to the sound of the proper speed. I suppose you could use the tach, if it has one, but I prefer just listening.
1st you accelerate to a reasonable shift speed, back off the throttle and put pressure on the stick toward neutral. Don't pull hard. As the RPMs come down to match the speed of the gears it will slip right out.
Now the hard part. You have to speed up the engine so the RPMs now match the gear speed in 2nd and put pressure on the stick toward 2nd gear. When the speeds match it will slip right in. If you are observant about the sound you can tell when it is about right. I usually tap the accelerator to overspeed it then catch is as it is dropping. Just don't pull hard and you won't be going back to pick up the pieces.
Start by listening to the sound of the engine and/or the RPM in 2nd gear at the road speed you want to shift. When you get a feel for that try it. It does work easier on an old loose tranny.
In the old days they called it double clutching. They didn't have syncronizers so they had to get the gears at the right speed by clutching it out of gear into neutral and speeding up the gears then clutching it into the next gear.
2007-04-20 16:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by Bill R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no way you can shift gears without stepping on the clutch, unless your car has a messed up clutch or transmission. However there's a better way to shift and not lose power during the shift. It is called power shifting, all you do is when you are on the gas all the way step on the clutch at the same time with the gas pedal down and shift that way you feet doesn't leave the gas and you don't lose alot of power. However this technique requires you to be very precise.
2007-04-22 09:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by kingofdrifters 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you do this?!?
Maybe to limp the car home when the clutch hydraulics breaks.......
If you MUST, you can let partly off the throttle in first (so you're not accelerating or decelerating) and slide the lever to neutral. Lower the revs to match what it should be for second gear, and then slide it into second. Continue this way up the gears. IF the revs are matched correctly, it will go into the next gear. If not, you'll just get a horrible grinding noise each time and tear up the gears. You CAN limp home this way if the clutch linkage (hydraulics) break, but to do it repeatedly will quickly kill the transmission.
If you can't disengage the clutch, you'll also have to start the engine while it's in 1st gear to get rolling.
2007-04-19 17:03:47 · answer #4 · answered by Win S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you, I wouldn't try that on my car.
The clutch is there to be pressed while shifting. So, better use it while it is there.
If you really wanna try. Get rolling in the first gear. Slide the gear to nuetral and let your car get in a stable state (i.e. neither accelerating nor deaccelarating). At really low RPM (around 1500 to 2000) put the gear in second. If you hear a grindddddd, oops, you did it wrong... And if you try this a couple of more times, you are looking at the invitation to funeral of your transmission system.
2007-04-20 01:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by StarChaser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop and you can do it at a certain rpm if the engine or the transmission is not in a strain ,it has to be on good level ground,and everything has to be just right other wise your going to hear a bunch of grinding,and things aren't going to sound too good on it,but it can be done i have a Nissan sentra i can do it on and i can make it feel like an automatic,but i have been doing this a long time ,it takes practice,if you try it and fail you could loose a gear in the transmission ,good luck hope this helps.
2007-04-19 17:08:05 · answer #6 · answered by dodge man 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
get rolling in 1st about 10mph and pull it out of gear and try to push into 2nd if it grinds then you gotta slow the rpms down or speed them up. you will be at the right speed if it just wants to fall right in gear without grinding. it takes some practice and every car is different. i used to drive my integra that way. i drive all sticks that way. semi trucks or other diesels are great for practicing that. have fun.
2007-04-19 16:58:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok if u really want to know go to big rig truck driving school because the big rigs use the clutch very little so what do u think you are going to save by shifting without a clutch u r lazy go buy an automatic and save on your stresssssssss
2007-04-19 17:02:27 · answer #8 · answered by coaltruck344 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a reason why engineers developed the CLUTCH, and that is to "SAFELY" shift gears. If you don't want to use that "sooo precious energy of yours by using the clutch" then get an automatic. respect the car!
2007-04-19 20:01:53 · answer #9 · answered by ninjadude 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your probably better not to do this .. it is possible but the timing has to be right too much mis shifting and your looking at a new trany .. $$$$$$$ shifting that way wont make the car go faster or make you a cool dude .. it will just be harder on your car unless you know what your doing ..
2007-04-19 16:59:08 · answer #10 · answered by myopinionforwhatitsworth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not supposed to do that. The clutch is meant to be pressed with shifting gears.
2007-04-19 16:55:15 · answer #11 · answered by harsh_bkk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋