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Originally Posted by X5Jay
I used to shift clutchlessly in a bunch of my old manual beaters and if done correctly, I don't think it'll hurt the synchros. Having said that, I certainly wouldn't make a habit of it in a $50K machine. I really don't see the point other than just foolin' around a bit...
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Yes, I used to do the same on a 42' WLA Harley Davidson (WW2 motor bike) which had a crash gearbox, also on an old 50's Commer truck (English built) which also had a crashgearbox. Never been game enough to do it on anything with a modern gearbox, just in case I ended up with a heap of synchro' bits or worse at the bottom of the 'box. Is your 4.4L manual? In OZ, we could only get the 3.0L petrol and diesel with a manual gearbox and, with the new X5, auto' only across the whole range. Looks like I will have to make this one last.
Colin.
04-13-2007, 12:13 AM
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