Basic Components

The basic parts of the clutch system are the driving members, the driven members and the operating members. The clutch housing is part of the manual transaxle assembly.

Driving Members
The driving members consist of two flat surfaces machined to a smooth finish. The rear surface of the flywheel is one and the front surface of the pressure plate is the other. The pressure plate is mounted in a steel cover which is bolted to the flywheel.

Driven Members
The clutch disc is the driven member which is splined to the input shaft. The clutch disc is free to travel lengthwise along the input shaft splines while driving the input shaft through the splines.

The driving members and the driven members are held in contact by spring pressure. This pressure is generated by a diaphragm spring in the clutch housing cover assembly.

Operating Members
The clutch release system is operated by hydraulic pressure and consists of the clutch pedal, clutch master cylinder/fluid reservoir, clutch slave cylinder, clutch fork and clutch release bearing.