operating clutch by button
Submitted: Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 22:52
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Member - Robert (WA)
Has any one herd of of operating a clutch by a button located on the gear stick
Reply By: Member - Ian S (NT) - Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 23:13
Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 23:13
Hi Robert,
2 avenues of thought. F1 cars have sequential gearboxes with automated clutch control, but me suspects that might be out of your leage, who is to know!!
The other more interesting agle is the industry associated with disabled drivers and the necessity to operate vehicle with a limb or digit missing. A lot of earlier clutch were handlebar lever type but see no reason why electric hydralic activated switches are now available. As Mr Bean would have done, contact the Reliant motor company, they made modified vehicles. Jokes aside, I'm sure the technology already exists.
Not in Mt Dare!
Regards
Ian @ Mt Dare
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 23:14
Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 23:14
search fora post by Willem on this.
failing that, speak to companys that do modified controls.
or even better, go with an Auto and never look back.
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Reply By: Trekkie (Member - WA) - Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 23:21
Monday, Jul 24, 2006 at 23:21
Many years ago when I was about 14 (not saying how many - but it would be over 40) I remember driving in a Mercedes with exactly that. Never seen it since.
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Reply By: Member - greg S (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:12
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:12
Hi Robert, Give this guy a call, he is in
Brisbane Ph no 0738088166. His name is Graham and he does my hand controls for our terracan. If he can't help you then he can probably point you in the right direction.
Cheers Greg
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Reply By: Michael Carey - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:48
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:48
Yes, my ex-girlfriend had a car like that. It was more like a little lever.
She is an amputee and liked her car so much she got it modified rather than sell it and get an auto. I'm not sure where she got it done, somewhere in
Adelaide.
I'm not in contact with her anymore, so I'm not much help am I?
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:12
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:12
Willem was talking with the guy in
Adelaide I think. It was just after his knee was done, from memory.
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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:51
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:51
Volkswagen had this in the early '70's beetles and type 3's called it a semi auto.
You thouched the gearlever that actuated the clutch then you just shifted gear.
It worked very
well, expensive to fix though if it broke.
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY VIC) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 13:27
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 13:27
gday
renault had this on their cars in th 50 s...A little electric clutch that opened when the handle was pushed forward or back into the gears
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Follow Up By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 13:48
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 13:48
Ahhhh it seems that there is nothing new, not really, really, really new anyway.
I bet the next post is from someone who recalls having one in a 1913 Hupmobile.
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY VIC) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 13:56
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 13:56
Gday
I am coming up there in a few weeks, but will arrive in the big silver bird,,standing room only model...pity we arnt driving,,but that will have to wate for a while until we retire and leave home..
Port Douglas is in nth Qld isnt it?
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Follow Up By: Ted (Cairns) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 17:21
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 17:21
And Trabant (yes the east german two stroke things:-) had it, called "hycomat" - an electric switch which activated when you moved the gear stick and activated the clutch via some hydraulic circuit.
Don't know about Hupmobile though :-P
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Follow Up By: disco driver - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 18:39
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 18:39
Renault one came out with a little badge "Renault avec ferlec" on the bonnet (the bit over the motor) at the rear.
They were an electro magnetic thingy, worked quite
well but you couldn't rest your hand on the gearshift lever coz the bloody clutch slipped like sh#t if you did.
The old man had one
well before I could reach the pedals (eary 50's) to try it out.
Strange what comes back into the memory at times ain't it?
cheers
Disco.
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Follow Up By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 at 12:01
Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 at 12:01
One thing I like about this
forum is the amount of useless but absolutely fasinating information one picks up.
We are still looking for info on the Hupmobile though ;-).
Muzbry
Port Douglas is in FNQ although some consider it's not the real thing.
Some great eateries there. Be sure to go to Mango Jam in the main drag.
Cheers
Chris
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Follow Up By: tex1972 - Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 at 21:10
Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 at 21:10
The Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1940 by the Hupp Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan which was located at 345 Belleview Avenue. Their first car, the Model 20, was introduced to the public at the Detroit Auto Show in February 1909. The company initially produced 500 vehicles.
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Follow Up By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Thursday, Jul 27, 2006 at 07:56
Thursday, Jul 27, 2006 at 07:56
Thanks Tex, you have restored my faith in the collective knowledge of this
forum.
Now I wonder if they used Cooper Tyres on it?
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY VIC) - Thursday, Jul 27, 2006 at 09:19
Thursday, Jul 27, 2006 at 09:19
Gday Troppo
They possibly used Hardie tyres which were made from used condoms recycled from the second world war jeep tyres. They only needed one for a hardie and 365 for a good year
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY VIC) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 09:40
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 09:40
gDAY
Try this web site,,,,,, www.kliktronic.co.uk if you like.
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Reply By: Member - Robert (WA) - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 22:07
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 22:07
thanks to every one for your help
Robert
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Reply By: quicksilver103 - Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 22:40
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2006 at 22:40
try ACROD in wa (the ones who do the disabled
parking permits ect) they do or can put you in touch with people who do that kind of work for the disabled
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 at 22:53
Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 at 22:53
also drivign a car with modded controls, I would never wanna try using a button clutch 4wding.. you really need proper control.
IMHO button sounds on/off only not slowly let it out and drive off..
Thats why Im going with an auto conversion - best of everyworld offroad.
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