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by BalkanDVB on October 30th, 2005

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Is it possible to shift gears without using the clutch in an unsynchronized manual truck transmission?

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  • by dieselfool on August 8th, 2006

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    It is possible to shift with out the aid of the clutch. It is known as "floating gears". Working in the industry I have not seen it cause any more damage to the transmission than normal wear, as long as you are not grinding the gears every time you shift. It is a basis of matching engine speed to drivetrain speed. The worst thing you could do is to push the clutch all the way to the floor, as this engages the clutch brake. Clutch brakes are only useful for starting out, getting the truck into gear. Pushing the clutch all the way to the floor going down the road could result in breaking the tangs off the clutch break, rendering it useless.

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