Principal Components
The following are the principal components of the clutch system:
- The driving members
• | The driving members are attached to the engine assembly. |
• | The driving members turn with the engine assembly. |
- The driven member
• | The driven member is attached to the transmission assembly. |
• | The driven member turns with the transmission assembly. |
- The operating members, which include the following components:
• | The clutch hydraulic system |
• | The linkage, which applies and releases the pressure which holds
the driving and driven members in contact with each other. |
This clutch system employs a pull-type release mechanism. The primary
advantage of this system lies in its ability to maintain a higher pressure
plate load, while retaining low pedal effort. This allows the clutch system
to accommodate high torque power plants that would normally prove difficult
to combine with a push type release mechanism.