Clutch Bypass??

QuickSilverCon · 03-09-2008, 09:04 PM

So when I was out playing around the other day I realized i could start without pushing the clutch in when I'm in 4Lo.
Is that normal? Is it just a cool Rubicon thing? am I an idiot for taking 4 months to figure this out?

03Wrangler · 03-09-2008, 09:20 PM

my 03 x can do it also... it's called the clutch switch defeat.... if you take the fuse out it will require you to use the clutch....

i chose to put the fuse in...

BlackBellamy · 03-10-2008, 07:53 AM

Yeah that Rubicon has a standard clutch bypass when in 4lo. If you wanted to do it for 2wd and 4hi you would have to mess with the fuses.

madduc · 03-10-2008, 03:37 PM

Thanks for the tip! Just tried it today on mine, just wish I could always start it without the clutch.

BlackBellamy · 03-10-2008, 04:47 PM

You can - insert a 20 amp fuse into position #20 - that will bypass the entire shebang.

madduc · 03-10-2008, 07:43 PM

I tried that. In mine location #20 has no connectors for the fuse to engage. Thought that maybe since I have cruise control that they don't allow it. Otherwise when the cruise is engaged and I push the clutch in, it would allow the engine to free rev.

Luckyduck · 03-10-2008, 07:46 PM

so would putting the 20 amp fuse in position 20 make it for i did not need my clutch to start? my dads truck has a switch you push

BlackBellamy · 03-10-2008, 07:52 PM

yeah - unless you have cruise control apparently

or maybe it's an 05 rubicon thing i don't know - but that's what i did with my 99

Luckyduck · 03-10-2008, 08:09 PM

ya i just dug through my bag of fuses found it put it in and it worked!!!! thanks a ton i was so mad i could not start with out the clutch!!!

**JeepRocks86** · 03-10-2008, 08:49 PM

i'll have to try 4 low with out the clutch tomorrow.

**ChiliPalmer** · 03-10-2008, 09:54 PM

I wired a switch onto mine so I could turn it on or off. My wife drove my Jeep occassionaly and I had a son that was getting ready to drive - didn't want to take the chance. Of course had I found JF before I did the wiring I would've bought one of those fuse inserts that has wires coming out of it that you can attach a switch too - as it was I tapped into the wiring at the clutch pedal!

Bmel17 · 03-11-2008, 11:10 AM

i have a 06 sport and there is a pressure loaded cylinder attached to the clutch. If you zip tie it back (best way I could think of) its bypasses the clutch as well. You can also get a relay to install that will do the same trick. I used the zips ties because they were free. plus now my remote start works.

Luckyduck · 03-11-2008, 11:14 AM

i was happy i found the simple fuse fix that was free and i can now put in a remote starter!

**JeepRocks86** · 03-11-2008, 07:11 PM

I tried it today in 4 low. NO go for my Sport.

**BYuen** · 03-11-2008, 07:32 PM

I'm gonna have to try that fuse thing. I was so frustrated the other day when I needed to shift in a puddle up to my headlights and couldn't

03-10-2008, 03:37 PM	#4
madduc Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fremont,MI Posts: 66 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Thanks for the tip! Just tried it today on mine, just wish I could always start it without the clutch. __________________ 05 Rubicon

03-10-2008, 07:43 PM	#6
madduc Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fremont,MI Posts: 66 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I tried that. In mine location #20 has no connectors for the fuse to engage. Thought that maybe since I have cruise control that they don't allow it. Otherwise when the cruise is engaged and I push the clutch in, it would allow the engine to free rev. __________________ 05 Rubicon