Hazards of Excessive or Insufficient Clutch Free Play
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Excessive clutch free play will prevent complete clutch disengagement, making gear shifting difficult while accelerating wear on the driven plate, pressure plate and flywheel, thereby reducing the clutch service life. Insufficient clutch free play will cause clutch slippage during engagement, resulting in reduced vehicle power and accelerated clutch wear. The hazards of improper clutch pedal free play are as follows: 1. When clutch pedal free play is too small or nonexistent, the inner end of the release lever contacts the release bearing end face; 2. This effectively applies a separating force to the pressure plate, easily causing clutch slippage during operation and unreliable power transmission, while intensifying wear on the driven plate, pressure plate and flywheel - severe cases may even lead to burning; Additionally, it accelerates wear on the release bearing and release lever tip; 3. Excessive clutch pedal free play reduces the clutch separation stroke, resulting in incomplete clutch disengagement that makes transmission gear shifting difficult, while accelerating wear on the driven plate, pressure plate and flywheel, shortening the clutch service life.