Need the help of R3V - Amputee Driving a Clutch

[VinniE30]

U said u wanted the accelerator on the left correct? Most UK cars have the steering wheel and what not on the right since their roads are reversed compared to ours.

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Yeah pedals are reversed. So is the steering. When you turn the wheel right the car goes left. The gear layout is a mirror image too just like everything else. :D

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[camshaftgsxr]

my first thought would be a cable operated hand clutch attached to the shift knob like a motorcycle lever...

[5Toes]

cable operated? please elaborate

[Joe G]

http://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-transmission/1259147-1-leg-amputee-driving-6-speed-ws6-having-issue-please-help.html

http://www.pmeautoconversions.com.au/solutions/driving-controls/electronic-controls/electronic-clutch

[camshaftgsxr]

cable operated? please elaborate

i dont really know how it would work but it would be easy to operate, just an upside down lever that operated the clutch on the shifter so you would be able to easily operate it while also shifting.

[idanity]

uncertain if i posted, but i snapped my left leg a few years ago snowboarding in montana...

i had a full cast from toes to crotch, and when the cast came off, (i took it off early to begin therapy) my leg was basically a noodle... i had to drive to get around by myself.

so, i just used my cane, (being that i already knew how to drive, was easy) but i became very proficient at it...and, even though it may not be looked at as the best, i could shift up and down, double clutch, and do everything just fine...and that was using my hand to operate the clutch, (left leg).

i mastered right foot braking
i mastered cane braking
i mastered heel - toe driving
i mastered smoother corners (due to massive pain, since i couldn't take the meds while driving, i just bore it out, and i think i became a much better driver due to it.

basically, everything i had to do, or tried and practiced doing, became natural, and increased my ability, it just takes time to start doing it.
seriously, there is nothing you cannot do if your mind is set to do it.

[5Toes]

I will try the cane thing. Lol nothing to lose yeah?

Cleg is out.. I cant stand those things. And they are soooo expensive. Like $50,000 expensive

Joe, also thanks for that duck clutch link. That is awesome

[shaferbm]

I'm studying biomedical engineering/biomechanics...you could be my dissertation in 4 years!

[LJ851]

Joe, also thanks for that duck clutch link. That is awesome

Not going to work, an automotive single plate clutch has many times the spring pressure compared to a 8 or 9 plate motorcycle clutch. You would not be able to squeeze the lever.

As i mentioned pages back a remote booster like some older cars used would be the easiest way to get a lighter clutch. Using simple leverage there is no way to get anything for free, Lighter effort means long throws at the input.

[5Toes]

I did it! I drove a 5 speed! Didnt even kill it once! Rev matched into first while rolling too...

I used a piece of driftwood as a stick for the clutch. lmao

[Vivek]

Haha good job andrew! I remember the first time I drove stick...never stalled it either because i knew exactly what I was doing :)

[5Toes]

I know how to drive a clutch, just cant physically execute it

I had problems because I had to to think so hard about what I was doing. So like when I got into second I accidently didn't take my foot off the gas... but I was shifting so slow if I would have it would have been a harder shift. lol

[619E30]

SMG Conversion :)

[Vivek]

You'll get used to it just like the rest of us. It seems like driving stick for you is not really any different than it is for us. Everyone stalls occasionally, and screws up when they first start out.

[Vivek]

SMG Conversion :)

Ehh..just a fake manual. Yes I understand that it is 100% a manual transmission....but it's really not without a clutch pedal.