System Overview

System Overview





Power is transmitted from the engine to the gearbox via a clutch. This clutch consists of a dry plate and a pressure plate of diaphragm spring type. Clutch operation is hydraulic.

Clutch





Power is transmitted from the flywheel on the engine to the input shaft in the gearbox via a driven plate. This power is transmitted by the pressure plate, which is bolted to the flywheel, forcing the friction surface of the driven plate against the flywheel.

The diaphragm spring on the plate is linked to the input shaft by a splined connection. When the release bearing on the slave cylinder presses on the "fingers" of the diaphragm, these function as levers and release the clamping force of the pressure plate from the driven plate and flywheel. This disengages the engine from the gearbox.