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Re: Driving with broken clutch cable !! 200 '84 D24 245

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Fri Dec 4 05:22 CST 1998 [RELATED]

T.T. --

Here's how I've done it, but always with gas engines:

  • Warm up the engine and shut it off.

  • Put the car in gear -- first to go forward, reverse to back up.

  • Start the engine. Obviously, if you backed out of a spot, you either yank it to neutral or shut the engine off.

  • If in first headed down the road, accelerate.

  • When you decide it's time to shift to second, pull back gently on the gear shift and then release the accelerator -- as soon as the torque reverses, the tranny'll slide out of first.

  • Immediately push the gear shift gently against second gear -- as the revs drop, the speed will match, and the transmission will slide into second.

  • Step on pedal, accelerate, and repeat for third and fourth.

  • You need to watch stops, and remember to nudge the shifter toward neutral when you're about to release the accelerator.

  • At every stop, you must shut the engine off, put it in gear, and start the engine.


Years ago I drove through Boston at rush hour this way in my '75 245. Tough on the starter.

Why don't you go for a spin and practice? At least try going from first to second, to third, to fourth, and coming to a stop.





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