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Originally Posted by andrew20195
"Here’s a typical scenario:
Getting off the freeway, you push in the clutch to coast to a stop at the bottom of the off-ramp. Thinking it’s
a good idea, you drop into 1st gear so you’re ready to take off when the light turns green. But you do it with
the vehicle still moving at a pretty good clip (far faster than you can go in first gear). There’s a big bang or
thunk, and next thing you know . . . you’re calling for a tow truck."
What happens is that the mainshaft is being driven by the wheels (and would destroy your engine if you engaged the clutch, as it's turning 10k RPM plus at this point). The clutch is splined to the mainshaft, but not being held by the pressure plate, so the centrifugal force causes it to just fly apart.
To the OP: Is it possible something like this happened?
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I heard no bang nor rattling. I didn't smell anything either. It was a relatively drama-free incident. As I remember, I was downshifting from 4th to 3rd. Clutch stuck to the ground, instinctively I put it in neutral, then I manage to pull the clutch up with my left foot, after that I could only compress the clutch halfway but unable to shift...then comes the tow truck.