So how does a clutch works?

Question

so does the clutch stop the gears in the transmission from moving or what? can someone explain?

Answer 1

Popular info sites would be the first stop here:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch

Also, dear Josh L - you are wrong! I have reverse as my top left.

(read: worthless response is worthless)

Answer 2

The clutch disconnects the gears. You then shift the position of the gears using the stick shift, and gently release the clutch so the new gears mesh.

Answer 3

u push in the clucth, to change gears.

top left is first, bottom left 2nd

top middle 3rd bottom middle is4th

top right is fith and bottom right is reverse.

there u go

Answer 4

Clutches have two rotating shafts. In these devices, one of the shafts is typically driven by a motor or pulley, and the other shaft drives another device. In a drill, for instance, one shaft is driven by a motor and the other drives a drill chuck. The clutch connects the two shafts so that they can either be locked together and spin at the same speed, or be decoupled and spin at different speeds.

In a car, you need a clutch because the engine spins all the time, but the car's wheels do not. In order for a car to stop without killing the engine, the wheels need to be disconnected from the engine somehow. The clutch allows us to smoothly engage a spinning engine to a non-spinning transmission by controlling the slippage between them.

To understand how a clutch works, it helps to know a little bit about friction, which is a measure of how hard it is to slide one object over another. Friction is caused by the peaks and valleys that are part of every surface -- even very smooth surfaces still have microscopic peaks and valleys. The larger these peaks and valleys are, the harder it is to slide the object. A clutch works because of friction between a clutch plate and a flywheel.  

Answer 5

The clutch is connects the engine to the transmission. When the clutch is l up the rotation of the engine turns the transmission. When it's down the engine rotates freely.

If you're referring to the question "why/ how does a car stall?" it's simple. The gears in the transmission are different sizes. (1st gear is the largest and most powerfull) If the wrong gear is selected while trying to get the vehicle in motion (like trying to start in moving in 3rd gear), the car stalls because the engine is trying to move the full weight of the car without enough help from the transmission.

Answer 6

A clutch marries the engine of a motor vehicle to the road wheels. Punching the clutch to the floor disconnects the drive.

Letting the clutch up halfway and holding that position allows the spin from the engine clutch plate to rub against the plate attached to the road wheels. Eventually the road wheels will rotate with the engine when the clutch is fully released. A transmission cannot run without and engine to turn it.  And to answer your question?  Yes!  The clutch, when depressed, allows the gears in the trans mission to spin freely, and eventually the gears will come to a stop.

Answer 7

the gears are  spinning in relation to the engine speed or the out put speed depending on which half you are talking about and what gear position you are in, and what position the clutch is in. the clutch does not stop any thing  from moving rally, it allows us to connect and disconnect the power from the  transmission so that we can change gears. we can go into great discussions as to how it works but a good site for you to visit to find this information out and so much more is "howstuffworks.com" i had an instructor years ago recommend this site to me in his class and i go back occasionally to find out more stuff.