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One morning a couple years ago, as I shifted into second gear, my clutch cable broke -- within 100' of my driveway! Had I been halfway to work, I'd have had a very different day.

Learning to shift without using the clutch helps a lot when the cable decides to break .

 

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It's a simple matter of syncing the engine RPMs with those of the transmission / output shaft .

 

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Agreed but, it's easier on those old trannies I learned on .

Yup , I wonder how many have actually double clutched a Model A ?

I had the pleasure of getting that^ one running after an unknown number of years .
Simple as could be .

 

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Me I have, also big trucks and military vehicles,

I have also ridden home with a broken clutch cable using a set of vice grips.

Ha .. I knew there had to be at least one other that knows how things work .