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A giant plate with metal flanges and metal bands with springs and friction
material when the clutch pedal is depressed you are actually pressing the spring in the clutch through mechanical
linkage and opening the metal flanges to allow the transmission to shift into gear by a
shaft to connect to the crankshaft.
As mentioned above it is two metal plates , the flywheel, the one attached to the engine , and, the pressure plate, the one connected to the gearbox, and a friction disk, called the clutch plate, in between. The metal flanges in the pressure plate act as springs , allowing the two metal plates to separate, loosing friction , and allowing momentary stoppage of power to the gearbox, allowing the operator to change gears, who in turn releases the tension on the springs , allowing friction to occur, and power to drive the gearbox and the wheels.
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