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Who needs a clutch?

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Big Daddy Don Garlits

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Clutches

Black book Chapter 44

Lets read together starting on page #

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Clutches

44-1 Purpose of the Clutch

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Purpose of the Clutch

Allows engine to be disengaged from transmission for shifting gears and coming to a stop Allows smooth engagement of engine to transmission

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44-2 Location of the Clutch

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Rear wheel drive

Front engine Rear engine Mid engine

Front wheel drive

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44-3 Construction of the Clutch

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44-3 Construction of the Clutch

Coil spring pressure plate

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(cover and pressure plate)

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Clutches

Splines to input shaft Of transmission

44-3 Construction of the Clutch

Clutch Disk or Friction Disk
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Pilot Bushing or bearing

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Clutches

Pressure plate & cover bolt to flywheel

44-3 Construction of the Clutch

Flywheel bolts to crankshaft

When unbolting pressure plate from the If there is a chance you will be reusing flywheel, remove bolts evenly as not to pressure plate, make alignment marks bend the cover. REMEMBER, this is to flywheel to maintain proper balance under high spring BEFORE removal pressure.
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Flywheels

Add weight to crank for non-power strokes Has ring-gear for cranking engine (usually replaceable)

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Flywheels
Hot spots

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Flex plates

Ring gear for automatic transmissions Light weight, bolts crank to torque converter
Sometimes too light weight

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44-4 Operation of the Clutch

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Clutches

Pilot bushing or bearing in center of flywheel or crankshaft, supports the end of input shaft

(friction disk) splined to transmission Input shaft (throw-out bearing T/O bearing) allows to push on rotating clutch fingers Bolted to Crank
Bolted to flywheel - Applies the spring force to clamp the friction disk to the flywheel
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(clutch fork) pushes T/O bearing to release 19 rotating clutch

Pressure Plate
Releases friction disk from flywheel Moves pressure Plate right
T/O bearing

Pivots

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Clutch terms

Clutch disengaged

Clutch pedal is in or down Clutch pedal is out or up

Clutch engaged

What would it mean if someone said the clutch pedal Is engaged? Make sure you know if you are talking about the clutch or the clutch pedal !!!
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Throw out Bearing

(release bearing)

Slides on transmission input shaft bearing retainer

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Throw out bearings

Most need clearance between fingers of pressure plate so it isnt spinning all the time

(free play)

Riding the clutch (foot resting on pedal)

Pushes T/O bearing into pressure plate fingers Causes it spin constantly

Wearing it out too soon

Causing clutch to slip
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Releases some of clutch spring pressure

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Slipping clutch ?

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Free play

Clearance between T/O bearing and clutch fingers Measured at clutch pedal

Usually 1 inches of free movement

Goes away as clutch disk wears thinner Some manufactures use T/O bearings that always ride on the clutch fingers

Usually self adjusting

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www.howstuffworks.com

web site
In the search, type in Clutch

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44-5 Clutch Linkage

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44-5 Clutch Linkage

Can be very complicated

Have the right amount of movement and direction without too much pedal pressure Wear Motor mounts Spring to pull T/O bearing away Has to be lubricated
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Over-center spring

Helps pull up on clutch pedal

Helps pull down on clutch pedal

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Clutch fork

What would cause this?

T/O bearing hooks here

Fulcrum point
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Skip to 44-10 Hydraulic clutch

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Hydraulic clutch

Uses master cylinder and slave cylinder Uses brake fluid Must be bleed

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Hydraulic clutch

Service just like you would hydraulic brakes

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No complicated linkage Can easily control mechanical advantage with piston sizes Self lubricating No motor mount problems
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Slave cylinder
Some are adjustable for free-play and some not

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Fords slave cylinders

Some are part of T/O bearing

Cant change without pulling tranny (inside bellhousing)

Can be a royal pain to bleed

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Cable clutch

No complicated linkage Flexibility No motor mount problems

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Linkage/Cable/Hydraulic controls

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Back to 44-6 Friction disks

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Friction disks

Often made of asbestos Must be put in only one way

Usually marked Clutch wont release if wrong

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Friction disks

Cushion springs

Waved metal between clutch half's Dampen clutch engagement

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Friction disks

Torsional springs

Can be spring or rubber Dampen power impulses from crankshaft

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Torsional Springs
Has pins to limit amount of twist. Springs try to keep it centered between pins.

Springs sometimes get weak and start rattling or fall out

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Clutch disks
Friction material isnt very thick. Minimum thickness around .012

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Clutch disks
Does side stepping the clutch at 6000 RPM count?

Well, uhh.. Dad, I only got on it a little bit

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44-7 Types of Clutches

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Types of Clutches

(pressure plates)

Coil spring

9 spring 12 spring

3 fingers for T/O bearing to push on

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44-8 Diaphragm-Spring Clutches

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Diaphragm-Spring Clutches

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44-9 Centrifugal Clutch

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Centrifugal Clutch

The faster the RPM, the harder the clutch disk is squeezed

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Centrifugal Clutch

T/O bearing

Pressure plate

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Centrifugal Clutch

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44-11 Clutch safety switch

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Clutch Safety Switch

Prevents from cranking with clutch engaged Some standard transmissions wont let you take the key out and lock the steering column with out the transmission in reverse

Prevents steering lock while moving forward

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Think

Do you know the names of the clutch parts and what they do? How would motor mounts affect the clutch? What pulls the clutch linkage back? What would happen if free-play is incorrect? How would crankshaft end-play affect the clutch? What if the pilot bushing was worn, or seized up? What happens to free-play with disk wear?
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CDX Review

Disk 15 Clutches

Clutch Components Principals of a clutch Single plate clutches Multi-plate clutches Operating mechanisms

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CDX Review

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Look at the chart on page 462 and 463

Clutch trouble diagnosis chart

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Need to Know

What would cause and not cause:

Clutch slippage Clutch chatter Hard shifting Clutch noises Clutch pedal pulsations Clutch application problems

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Checking Flywheel for Run-out

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Checking pressure plate for warpage

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Clutch Disk Replacement

Very wise to:

Have flywheel surfaced (even with no runout or hot spots)

Replace pilot bushing or bearing Replace T/O bearing Replace pressure plate (cover, plate springs)

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Clutch Disk Replacement

Very wise to inspect & replace as necessary:

Clutch fork & pivot Input shaft bearing retainer on transmission (where T/O bearing slides) Linkage, cable or hydraulic components Motor mounts Flywheel ring gear
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Installing new clutch

Drive in pilot bushing or bearing with bushing driver

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Installing new clutch

Loctite and torque flywheel to

specifications on a clean crankshaft hub

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Installing new clutch

You must use clutch alignment tool (pilot shaft) when bolting up pressure plate

Torque and Loctite pressure plate to specifications Use a crossing pattern to pull pressure plate down evenly

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Universal clutch alignment tool

Select end that fits tight in pilot bushing or bearing

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Universal clutch alignment tool

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Universal clutch alignment tool

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Clutch Alignment tools

(pilot shaft)

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Alignment studs

Cut off bolts screwed into engine block Prevents from bending clutch disk when installing transmission
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Adjust clutch

Shorten or lengthen linkage or cable to reach proper free-play

Jam nut Adjusting nut

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We will do standard transmissions after Christmas

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Clutch questions?

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