If I stall a manual transmission car on the highway, will my wheels lock?
I'm curious (have vaguely tested my theory)...
I drive a manual transmission car, and I've noticed that if I am stopped on a hill in first gear and release the clutch, the wheels lock (and the car stalls). If I am driving on the highway (>100 kph) and my engine stalls, will the same thing happen?
If it does, what is your advice to avoid an accident? My thinking would be to switch to neutral and try to coast to the shoulder.
Tags: clutch, engine stalls, kph, manual transmission, wheels
November 25th, 2009 at 3:50 am
It will roll.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:50 am
nope and will not with a auto either just roll to a stop or brake
November 25th, 2009 at 3:50 am
The wheels will lock only if the engine seizes up – otherwise, you’ll be slowing down rapidly as the vehicle’s momentum spins the engine over.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:50 am
force will keep engine turning and wheels will not lock/but put in neutral and get over to shoulder
November 25th, 2009 at 3:50 am
If it stalls and it is still in gear so it will just slow down in a fast manner but nothing like 1st gear.
Have you ever heard of bump starting? If a car stalls on you just push in the clutch, DON’T CHANGE THE GEAR! then let it out again, the car will start back up. The only problem with this is that a car will never stall on the highway unless it is out of gas or something way worse.
To test this you can try bump starting in a parking lot by, putting your car in neutral, turning on the ignition (don’t turn the starter motor just turn it to the position it is in when your car is already on), now start pushing your car up to a good jog, jump in, push in the clutch, put it in 1st gear, release the clutch, BINGO your car starts up. If you ever lose your starter motor and are not at home you can do this to get to a shop or home…. one thing to note is that you will be bounced around in 1st gear but in a higher gear on the highway your car will not have enough power to jerk you around like you are worried about.