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From: spw2562@ritcv.UUCP (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: trivia question
Message-ID: <9086@ritcv.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 29-Nov-85 14:22:04 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 29 14:22:04 1985
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In article <603@ttrdc.UUCP> levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes:
>                                                          The clutch's
>purpose is, in this light, obvious; a way to connect the engine to the
>rest of the drivetrain when desired, and to disconnect it when desired,

This can be done by shifting in and out of neutral.  Shifting into neutral
is easy, out of neutral can be done IF the can is moving.  Getting it
out of neutral(into gear) while the engine is running and the car is stopped
is a problem.  It would require meshing a moving gear with a non-moving
gear.  With a cluth, the engine side gear doesn't have to be moving, and
then you'd be meshing two non-moving gears.  Easy.  Otherwise, you'd
have to get the engine down to zero RPM's, and still have it running..  ???
It wouldn't have any torque then, and couldn't move the car.  Slipping the
clutch into engagement lets you start the engine side gear moving while
keeping the engine torque up.  As per someone else's posting.

>                                     It IS, if you shift from forward to
>reverse and don't have an engine that can do the same!

Wrongo.  shift to neutral, brake the car, shift to reverse.  But then,
see my above statement.

I think we're beating this stupid discussion to death..  8-)

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