The clutch is located in the flywheel housing between the engine and the gearbox, and the clutch assembly is fixed on the rear plane of the flywheel with screws, and the output shaft of the clutch is the input shaft of the gearbox. During the running of the vehicle, the driver can depress or release the clutch pedal as required to temporarily separate and gradually engage the engine and the gearbox, so as to cut off or transmit the power input from the engine to the transmission.

Common clutch failures include gear sticking, difficulty in starting, and clutch noise.

How to better maintain the clutch?

1. After long-term work, the release bearing should be removed, cleaned with diesel oil to make it rotate flexibly, then put it into a container filled with butter and heat it until the butter fills the bearing, and then take it out after cooling and solidification.

2. The space between the separation claw and the spiral slope of the bearing cover should be cleaned frequently and lubricated with engine oil or butter, and the small oil hole on the separation claw should be dripped with oil to lubricate the separation claw and the separation claw seat.

3. If there is oil or rust on the friction plate, driving plate and pressure plate in the clutch, it should be disassembled to remove the oil or oil, cleaned with gasoline or kerosene, and then installed after drying.

4. After cleaning or replacing the clutch bearing, apply an appropriate amount of butter, and make the side with the dust cover face the clutch, and do not install it backwards to prevent oil from flowing into the clutch and causing the clutch to slip.

5. Regularly adjust the operating mechanism of the clutch, remove the soil, tighten all the connecting bolts, and lubricate the clutch pedal shaft according to regulations.

6. If it is found that the friction plate is exposed to the rivet head, cracked, broken, burned in a large area, or each friction plate is worn to a thickness of less than 3.4 mm, a new friction plate should be replaced.