In the Clutch..or Not

[commando1]

significance of this element if you get a chance to bounce back?

The trans. brake is applied in the last inch of your clutch pedal throw. It simply stops the gears from free wheeling/spinning after disengaging the clutch so you can slide the gears as if you had synchro.
Best application is when you accelerating under full load uphill and you have to use the clutch to upshift extremely fast or your rpms drop too low and you start mashing gears. It takes years for the idiots starting out today to learn that.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I always called it a clutch brake but whatever they usually quity working about halfway though the clutch life. PITA to change so live with it.

 

[amazinblue82]

when it stops raining here today, i am still gonna try it in a car for the first time in my life. shoot if that kid in the video can do it, so can I :icon_pirat:

"non-scientific" tests with a couple of my cars...

my 1981 four-speed Chevy (Borg Warner, close ratio, 40,000 miles), I did pretty good .. after three tries. felt weird though...strong urge to get that left foot going ALL the time.

on my 1995 Chevy six-speed (ZF, 17,000 miles) .. never got the hang of it so I stopped. lost too much speed waiting for RPM drop on normal progressive up-shifts, grinding on down-shifting (4 to 3, 3 to 2)

will try it on my one Mopar manual ride (has A-833, 89,000 miles).....soon as i get more Chevy practice in :whew:

 

[commando1]

I couldn't do it on the Chrysler 4 speed. Synchros always grinded. Especially second.

 

[amazinblue82]

I couldn't do it on the Chrysler 4 speed. Synchros always grinded. Especially second.

got same "heads up" from a fellow "shifter". he also drove Class 8 rigs. pergaps i will forego tranny in my "tests".