herbie

search engines coming up with some right old rubbish.

Icurus

Google it

Or go to http://www.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm

martysmartie

iTrader: (1)

The clutch plate is what 'transmits' the drive to driven wheels hence the name via the drive train.

The plate is lined with a friction material (Used to be asbestos) when you release the pedal the plate is sandwiched between the flywheel and the pressure plate, in the centre of the clutch plate is a whole with splines, these splines connect onto the input shaft of the gearbox and so the power is transmitted. When you disengage the clutch the disc is seperated from the flywheel by the release bearing pushing against fingers on the pressure plate and so the clutch disengaged.

Martin

Mk1-stu

you want to know what it does, yet your doing a motorsport course at college ? surely you should know how a motor works, prior to doing motorsport related stuff ?

tabetha

Assume you are talking manual transmissions not auto ?, as these have many clutches/plates.
tabetha