On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 10:26 +0000, Howard Winter wrote:
> I can drive a manual with clutchless changes though - every now and then I practice driving with something missing, simulating its failure, and in the 
> case of the clutch  it has come in handy as on at least four occasions when I've had to drive cars with a failed clutch release.  Pulling away from a 
> stop is the most challenging part, and worth avoiding if at all possible (slowing down from a long way back when there's stopped traffic ahead is a 
> Good Thing!).

My boss used to have an old Volvo. One day the clutch cable broke. It
was on a "bad weather" day, so tow trucks were a LONG wait. After about
an hour he decided to forget waiting for the tow truck. He put it in
first, and started the engine, the starter motor getting the car
going! :) He then crawled along until he reached the garage.

His story does make me wonder: what percentage of manual cars still use
a cable for the clutch? Recent cars I've been in all were hydraulic (you
can tell by the tiny "master" cylinder on the firewall).

TTYL

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