subject: Get A Glimpse Of The Working Of Clutch Plates [print this page] Every driver is absolutely aware of the transmission of his car, truck, bus or any other types of motor vehicle. If you are also one of those people, then you must have an idea that clutch plates are the most essential parts of the transmission systems of motor vehicles. The reason is that without a clutch plate, you can neither drive nor stop your car. Clutch plates mainly and solely works because of the friction and it is the force of friction that let you drive your car so smoothly and easily. If there is no clutch in your car then the wheels will be directly connected to your car"s engine. And it clearly means that every time, when you will start the engine of your car, the engine would immediately start to run and wheels would also start to spin and that is the reason that when a person starts a car with manual transmission, without pressing the clutch, it instantly start to lurch in forward direction and eventually your car is stalled.
It happens because in all the cars with manual transmission the clutches are always engaged unless or until the drive does not push the clutch. Clutch plates are part of disc series, which are found inside the transmission. The surface of clutch plates is extremely sensitive to friction and they are in round shape. It means that the surface helps in giving grip. These plates are sited right beside the flywheels, which are permanently connected to the drive shaft. In this case whenever the engine is started by the drive, the flywheels immediately start to spin and the motor turns on the crankshaft. In case of manual transmission, all the clutch parts must be disconnected first, which means that the clutch is supposed to be taken back from the flywheel, just to make sure that it stats to spin without the engagement of wheels.
You will always find the clutch plates in between the flywheels and pressure plates. Every time you push the clutch, the clutch plate is moved away from the car"s flywheel because there s a full-fledged series of bearing and springs, which performs the task of pulling back the pressure plate. Basically the clutch plates are designed in such way that they can handle and control different intensities of force and are capable enough to apply the force of friction of multiple ranges, which absolutely depends upon the design and materials.
