whats up every one i got a dumb question but i drive my 95 accord lx every day and i only use the clutch when going into frist gear and thats prety much it other wise i rev to 3k maybe 3.5 and then slide it into the next gear it dont grind is not stiff just a smooth shift with out use of the clutch is that bad ? please let me know thanks

 

I don't know what to say besides maybe. If it doesn't grind or anything I guess it'll be okay until something happens.

 

Is it the end of the world? No

Do you have a greater risk of ****ing stuff up? Yes

 

i mean like im not riping on it just kinda putting around and im in a cityish area sooo every time i shift i dont use the clutch im just lazy lol. and its real easything to do but i guess we gona see... bumpp any one know a diffent awnser?

 

as long as I match revs it snicks right in (up or down)

just avoid grinding

 

what am i gona brake just wondering i mean its not grinding just slideing in and out of gear.. cuz if its gona cost me a trany in the long run il stop lol

 

If you do it at a higher speed and mash it in and grind the crap out of it you could toast synchros or break off teeth.

I'd make sure your fluid is changed regularly too.

 

some may say that the synchros in the trans wear prematurely.

i've never seen conclusive evidence of that when avoiding grinding

 

yeah i mean i do normal up keep trany flush i jsut use 10w30 but i dont race it up goin fast slaming it into gear and what not. i just do it nice and easy when im on the free way i use the clutch cuz im goin fast. but i just dont wana kill my trany buy doing it if its bad if not ima keep doing it.

 

Honestly? Are you serious? If you're that lazy to step on a pedal for 1 second each time you shift, buy an automatic.

If it wasn't "bad" to shift without the clutch, there wouldn't be a clutch.

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You do run the risk of rounding off the teeth on the synchro hubs, eventually with the added wear it will start to jump out of gear.

 

agreed

 

That can't be good for the Synchros...

 

its fine for the syncros as long as you know what your doing...

speed shifting isnt good for the syncros. expecially if you use your clutch, but guess what people still do it and people still have grinding 2nd and 3rd gears so whats the difference?

i shift without my clutch all the time, even i downshift without my clutch all the time...

having to push a clutch pedal in when your driving around on an extreme pressure plate and 4 puck solid hub gets kinda tiring and its smoother to shift without a clutch sometimes

 

word thanks and yeah i know what im doing. like i said im not riping threw the gears im just putting around town.. and i dont want an auto thanks very much...

 

Well, you absolutelly need the clutch to put in first gear or to reverse, but once you're driving on first, if you are already confortable doing WITHOUT grinding, it's fine.
It grinds because it's not engaging, if you can match engine speed to the gears and there isn't any grinding, it is engaging fine and you don't wear the clutch... after all, you wouldn't be able to do it if you were hitting the gas a little too much.

 

slamming gears is stupid unless you have another tranny and are just waiting for the one to blow anyways