Bus changed gears without clutch

• Llks94

  29 Jun 10, 16:57

  just now sat on a bus and the driver change gear 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 without clutch. though he stepped to put gear 1 into place with the clutch. can anyone explain this??
• TIB1232Z

  29 Jun 10, 17:34

  Automatic transmission...

• Llks94

  29 Jun 10, 17:38

  nope. he have a gear stick and a clutch. how can this means auto?

• SMB92U

  29 Jun 10, 17:59

  all singapore public buses whether SMRT or SBS Transit (excluding private buses & SMRT minibuses) are using automatic transmission.. so i think you took a private bus

• Llks94

  29 Jun 10, 18:06

  yup a private bus from a shopping mall
• Operation//Overkill

  29 Jun 10, 20:33

  Originally posted by Llks94:

  yup a private bus from a shopping mall

  LOL. Such cases are semi auto already......

• sbst275

  29 Jun 10, 20:37

  semi auto

  only tat one is to refrain from stepping on accerlerator when changing gear.

• XiaoTaro

  29 Jun 10, 20:41

  Originally posted by Llks94:

  just now sat on a bus and the driver change gear 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 without clutch. though he stepped to put gear 1 into place with the clutch. can anyone explain this??

  its possible... by floating gears...

  takes lots of pratice without screwing up the gearbox...

• Operation//Overkill

  29 Jun 10, 20:48

  Originally posted by XiaoTaro:

  its possible... by floating gears...

  takes lots of pratice without screwing up the gearbox...

  define floating gears?

• XiaoTaro

  29 Jun 10, 21:23

  Originally posted by Operation//Overkill:

  define floating gears?

  Its a way to shift gears without using the clutch by shifting gears based on the engine's rpm.
  
  Its not something easily explained, but basically the concept is that when yr vehicle is moving on the road, the transmission is turning at a certain rpm based on the vehicle speed. the engine and gears would then have to match to this rpm when changing gears.

  Heres a pretty good vid on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLw0hAtOik4

  Google also have good info on it.

• ^tamago^

  29 Jun 10, 21:46

  registration number please.

• samtlk

  29 Jun 10, 23:27

  I also saw before 1 of the suntec shuttle bus where the driver put the gear stick into the next gear before actually changing gear with the clutch some time later. eg he shifted his gear stick to 3rd gear when he's still travelling in 2nd gear and then when he decide to upshift he juz step on the clutch. Same goes for downshifting.

• TIB1051D

  29 Jun 10, 23:36

  Originally posted by samtlk:

  I also saw before 1 of the suntec shuttle bus where the driver put the gear stick into the next gear before actually changing gear with the clutch some time later. eg he shifted his gear stick to 3rd gear when he's still travelling in 2nd gear and then when he decide to upshift he juz step on the clutch. Same goes for downshifting.

  i took one L113CRB private bus b4 and that chinaman did that too.

• Llks94

  30 Jun 10, 01:15

  nope. what i saw was he stepped into gear 1 by the clutch but for gear 2 3 4 and neutral he just shift the gear stick, never stepping on the clutch. also you can hear the transmission sound of the gear being changed. the only different is that he applied quite a lot of force that you normally will not see if you change gear by clutch.

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  registration number please.

  
  btw what registration do you mean?
• The Soon

  30 Jun 10, 06:35

  Originally posted by Llks94:

  btw what registration do you mean?

  
  The license plate.

• Xcert

  30 Jun 10, 09:55

  Originally posted by Llks94:

  just now sat on a bus and the driver change gear 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 without clutch. though he stepped to put gear 1 into place with the clutch. can anyone explain this??

  I am not expert on this...could it be simply...old bus...well-used gearbox...easier to push the gears in...

• XiaoTaro

  30 Jun 10, 11:37

  Originally posted by Llks94:

  
  btw what registration do you mean?

  or u could also kindly enlighten us which shopping mall shuttle that was..

• Llks94

  30 Jun 10, 15:15

  ohh. the shopping mall is sembawang shopping centre. take the shuttle bus to sembawang mrt station to see the china man drive the bus using the no clutch way