How does a clutch works???

[Homer88]

Hi there.

Just curious to know exactly how a clutch works.

When the rider pulls in the clutch lever, is the pressure plate pulled away from the inner hub so that it is not connected and not driven now to the outer hub which is forever spun by the engine???

Where does the clutch plates and friction plates comes in???

 

[Layton]

Go here http://www.howstuffworks.com/clutch.htm .
It describes how a car clutch works but it is the same principle.

Hope this helps.

 

[Mr. Clean]

The outer hub spins at all times. The inner hub only spins when it is held tight by the springs that force everything together. The clutch lever pushes a rod thru the hollow shaft of the clutch which forces the clutch pack apart against the springs causing the clutch to slip. Releasing the lever allows the springs once again to tighten the pack and transfering the power into the transmission. Hope this helps.
Kurt yz 250

 

[Homer88]

I don't understand the clutch slipping part.
Cos from I can see the friction plates and the steel plates fit exactly into the fingers on the inner hub so how does it "slip" ?
I always thought slipping meant that the plates are away from each other and moving round and round uninhibited by the fingers on the the inner hub.

 

[HiG4s]

Not every plate fits into the fingers on the clutch basket, only every other plate, the ones with the friction material on them. inbetween are the plain steel plates and they fit into the fingers on the shaft in the center of the clutch. The springs in the clutch hold them all togeather until you pull the clutch lever when the springs are pushed away and the two types of plates can slip past each other which disengages the engine from the tranmission.

 

[Homer88]

Hohohoho.....

I get the picture!

Advance Merry Xmas to all you guys. 8)

 

[Hogwylde]

:eek: this guy was serious, huh??? i guess growing up on a farm teaches you stuff that you think is second nature, only to find out someone really doesn't have a clue how something works.