shifting without the clutch
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RE: shifting without the clutch
i've never intentionally shifted from 1st to 2nd without the clutch, but the one time i did it without thinking, i ended up in neutral. i almost always shift without the clutch. just put some preload on the shifter, let off the throttle (just a hair) and get back on immediately, and you'll (usually) find yourself in the next gear. if it doesn't shift, you either didn't work the throttle right or didn't have enough preload on the shifter. and from what i've heard and read, it's not bad for your transmission, and may actually (in some cases) be better than using the clutch.
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RE: shifting without the clutch
i usually shift without the clutch through all the gears. I don't do it in the 1-2 jump if i am in a hurry, but if i am putting around town i do it. You just got to get higher in the rpm range in first to make the jump to second and remember that you got to click up a little harder. I have driven semi's for 7 years and we rarely use the clutch. Up or down. Mostly just to stop and to backup. But it's easier in a rig. the rpm range is 0-3000, instead of 0-15000.