Can u drive a car if the clutch is broken

Question

my clutch broke but a mechanic maniged to drive my car to garage how??????????????????????????????is that pos or is he coning me

Answer 1

Yeah but depends what's up with the clutch! The arm attatching the clutch cable snapped in my g/f's peugeot 106 about a month ago, and I had to drive her car to the garage - it's quite simple when you get moving, you just have to change out of gear while you are gently accelerating, then hold the stick against the next gear, and as the revs die down, it will slot in nicely - feels VERY weird at first though!! The only trouble really is slowing down. You have to slow the car down first, take it out of gear, give the engine a big rev, and hold the gear ready again until it slots in - takes a lot MORE practice!! If you have to stop you will prob stall, and will usually have to turn off the engine to get 1st gear - then start it up when you want to move - bit scary!! I was trying to turn right at a roundabout when taking my g/f's car, and i managed to keep it going in 2nd round the roundabout 3 times till i saw the lights changing to green round the corner so I didn't have to stop!

Answer 2

I'm no expert but if the clutch is broken, then presumably you can't change gear which means you can't drive the car. Unless it was jammed in something like 2nd gear so he could crawl to the garage - was it far away?

Answer 3

I think just the one gear -  it sticks in the one gear i think....

Answer 4

you wouldnt be able to change the gears without the clutch and then you would only be stuck on a certain speed depending on what gear you have it in but hey wat da heck try it anyway as long as the break or handbreak would still work  

Answer 5

No he is not conning you. It is possible if you know how to do it.

Regards

Answer 6

um tow it.. and yes it is possible for you to drive it if the clutch isn't stuck... even if it sounds like it is falling apart on first gear doesn't mean 2 and 3 etc are broke .. you can move a car on 2nd gear.. might get a weird noise but u can do it.... now if they place is really  really far i wouldn't chance it for one cause.. you might mess something else up in the process but if it is like only down the street drive it .. and if you feel still not satisfied then tow it ..  

Answer 7

yes you can drive a car with no clutch, it's all to do with changing gear when revs are right

Answer 8

It can be done . He's not conning you on that point.

Answer 9

I was able to drive home with a knackered clutch, started in 1st gear, and had to switch off to get into 3rd! hahaha

Answer 10

You can but it takes a fair bit of skill. I know a mechanic who can drive a car without the clutch (he drove mine to the garage he owns from about 50 miles away without using it) but you have to know exactly when to change gears so you don't have to use the clutch.

EDIT: I found a link of how to do it (posted below)

It also looks like there is a technique called "speed changing" which is used in racing to change gear without the clutch.

Answer 11

Yes,It is possible.

It's very crude and not advisable (obviously!)

Basicaly what you do (and i do suggest not trying it) is rev the engine (not too much) and whilst the revs are coming down quickly (one swift movement) select 2nd gear (not first..as it may rip the teeth off) and whey hey off you go..repeat for third gear and so on...

Answer 12

yes you can drive without a clutch

but you have to start car in gear

then change gear by getting the engine revs right

it takes some doing at first but gets a lot easier with practice

when i am driving (which i do for a living) i get lazy and dont use clutch at times

Answer 13

It can be done by 'matching the revs' as you drive.  As the cogs slow or speed up on your accelerator there is a split second when the cogs are exactly in line.  This can be felt by gently moving the gear stick without the clutch.  The new gear should then 'slip in' easily.  It's handy to be able to do in case your clutch goes.  Once your car stops though it's not so easy though I'm told you use the starter motor in first gear in which the car leaps forward as you rev.  Tricky stuff but it used to be familiar to old timers.

Answer 14

You just use ur gears i think, my hubby would know but hes out

Answer 15

No con here. You can change gear by matching the engine speed to the road speed. Takes a little practice but once you get the hang it's quite easy

Answer 16

It depends what exactly "broken" means.

If the clutch is totally gone, you can take the gear out to start it and crash it in and hope it doesn't stall but I would say most cars would stall. Changing gear is possible but not easy (you have to get the revs just right, and I've done it a few times) and when the car stops the engine stops.

I wouldn't expect your gearbox to be worth much afterwards.

Answer 17

NO! however if the cables broken you can start it in gear using the starter motor and drive for miles, it's your misunderstanding of the event. if the clutch is u/s it is inoperable.

Answer 18

depends if the cluth is bad then when you press the gas ur engine speed    rpms   go up high and you dont accelerate fast. if its broke idk how they drive it    ask him to see the old clutch after they take it out its a law they have to show you

Answer 19

Your mechanic is not coning you, the clutch is only necessary to initialy ease the movement of the car. Semi Trucks with 15 speed transmissions are almost never shifted with a clutch. Ask any truck Driver. So, getting the car to move with the starter would make it lurch once or twice but once it was moving timing the engine speed with the trans. speed is very easy to do and as long as you don't stop completly, you could drive across country.

Answer 20

It depends on the definition of broken, if it grips and can't be released, then yes you can drive it, done it many times, just for fun. If there is no grip, then no.