Which One is the Clutch in a Car?

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AlexandraFitz
07/25/25 6:24am
The car clutch is located inside the flywheel housing between the engine and the transmission. More details about the car clutch are as follows: 1. Introduction: The output shaft of the clutch is the input shaft of the transmission. While driving, the driver can press or release the clutch pedal as needed to temporarily separate or gradually engage the engine and the transmission, thereby cutting off or transmitting the power from the engine to the transmission. 2. Principle: The driving part and the driven part of the clutch transmit torque through friction between contact surfaces, using liquid as the transmission medium (hydraulic coupling), or magnetic transmission (electromagnetic clutch), allowing temporary separation and gradual engagement while permitting mutual rotation during transmission. Currently, the most widely used in cars is the spring-loaded friction clutch (simply called friction clutch). The torque generated by the engine is transmitted to the driven plate through the friction between the flywheel, pressure plate, and the contact surface of the driven plate. When the driver presses the clutch pedal, the diaphragm spring's large end moves the pressure plate backward through mechanical transmission, separating the driven part from the driving part.
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