[FC] A clutch failure

[J R Read]

I'm not Bill, but it is not all that hard.

Second rule - try not to stop.

First rule - to stop you will need to turn the IGN to off (well at least to 
get back into first).

Third rule - to go from a stop, start the car in first gear.

Fourth rule - to upshift, blip the throttle and feel the shifter toward the 
gear you want (avoid grinding the gears).  When engine and tranny speeds 
match you will feel that it is time to push the shifter on into gear.

Fifth rule - after you feel confident with upshifts you can also teach 
yourself to downshift - or just slip to neutral when a stop will be 
required.  Of course, you will need to turn the engine off and put it back 
into first for when it is time to start-go again.

Sixth rule - try to do this when traffic is very light if at all possible.

If I forgot anything, I'm sure others will be happy to point that out and I 
won't mind a bit.

Oh, maybe there should be a Plan A?  That would be - keep a very small cable 
clamp in the glove box in order to be in a position to avoid all the above 
rules.  <GRIN>

Later, JR
CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Sanger" <dksanger542 at yahoo.com>
To: "Bill & Chris Strickland" <lechevrier at q.com>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] A clutch failure


Bill,

Would you please write a few instructions on how to drive without a working 
clutch.

Dave Sanger
231-342-2152
Traverse City, MI
63 Rampside 4 speed

From: Bill & Chris Strickland <lechevrier at q.com>
>To: corvanatics at corvair.org
>Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 3:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [FC] A clutch failure
>
>
>> If I read the symptoms correctly could you have a stretched cable?
>>
>
>Since steel cables really don't "stretch", what Bob means is that some
>of the strands have broken, allowing the cable to unwind a bit, thus
>becoming longer -- generally the first step towards a total cable failure.
>
>
>Being able to drive and shift without a clutch is a vital skill all
>Corvair owners should acquire -- seems you are on your way to attaining
>such skills.
>
>Bill Strickland
>_______________________________________________
>Corvanatics mailing list
>Corvanatics at corvair.org
>http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics
>This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
>http://www.corvair.org/
>
>
>
_______________________________________________
Corvanatics mailing list
Corvanatics at corvair.org
http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics
This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
http://www.corvair.org/