How to Drive a Manual With a Broken Clutch Pedal

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Get in your car, start it, and the clutch pedal is broken. It's engaged, but you are unable to press the clutch.

Steps

1. 1
   Turn the ignition to "on" position, and lock the steering wheel to get out of your car park. Turn the key on and off quickly — the car will jump forward a little. Keep doing that until you get out of the parking spot.

   
   
2. 2
   Have the gearstick in first, and start the car. It will hop, but it will start.
3. 3
   Drive and over-rev the vehicle a little.
4. 4
   Shift by moving the gearstick out of first and push it into second. It will take a little effort, and will probably grind, but there is a sweet spot where it will just slot in.
   
   
   • To shift up to the next gear, drive about 500-1000 rpm above that sweet spot and shift it into the next gear.
   • To downshift, pull it out of gear, give it a bit of a rev and slot it into gear. This is muchharder than up-shifting, but it is doable.
5. 5
   Turn the car off. When you come to a stop turn the car off.

   
   

Tips

• Do it as a last resort.
• Some vehicles may be almost impossible to downshift, apart from going into 2nd gear when under 15 km/h.
• Try to vary your route, so you do not stop at an uphill as the starter won't push it up the hill.

Warnings

• Use this only as a last resort.
• This can, and most likely will, damage your gearbox and starter motor.
• It's not very battery friendly at night, so turn off your lights and have the park lights on.

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