Great animation... Only that I still don't understand how the clutch works

@dennisfaw7635

4 жыл бұрын

Little baby bum

@tothjozsef1

4 жыл бұрын

Watch it more times around 2.04 - 2.07. You will see what happen at the top of the video.

@Spraiser74

4 жыл бұрын

There is a full elearning tutorial to support this. The video is just an extract from the course. There are many other videos and courses including light vehicle hydraulics. Thanks for your comments

@kg_1720

4 жыл бұрын

True

@ScarabChris

4 жыл бұрын

The clutch works in the same principle as the brakes on your car. Think of the clutch plate as the brake pads but in reverse. You press the brakes so the brake pads make contact with the rotors to slow the car. In a clutch the contact is constant (similar to you keeping pressure on the brake pedal) but when you press the clutch you release the pressure allowing the engine to spin freely without the transmission to be engaged. That being said as a total gear head myself I am still amazed that the clutch pad material can grip the flywheel so tight that the transmission is like a direct shaft connection. I guess the same can be said about brakes. How those tiny pads grab the rotors with so much power that it can bring a car to a screeching halt.

Took me several looks at the diaphragm spring to finally understand how stepping on the clutch pedal disengages the engine power from the wheels. Perhaps this part could have been more fleshed out (for non mechanically inclined guys like me) but overall, excellent animation and video. Thanks!

@smohan9271

9 ай бұрын

Working of spring is really highly creative... Taking more time to understand

@dopiaza2006

9 ай бұрын

It's not actually the diaphragm spring that holds the pressure, it's small springy pieces of metal on the outer edge of the clutch cover. the diaphragm 'spring' is actually just a lever to relieve the pressure.

A clutch plate works like a brake pad and the flywheel is the brake rotor. Also, thanks for keeping it short and sweet, so it can be understood by all without feeling like a lecture.

@sohailrafique3444

3 жыл бұрын

Not quite. When a brake pad is pressed against a rotor, it prevents drive. In this case, when the clutch plate is engaged and pressed against the flywheel, it aids drive. When the clutch plate is disengaged and moved off of the flywheel, it prevents drive to the transmission. Completely opposite to how brake pads and rotors work.👍

@Nycorexti

2 жыл бұрын

@@sohailrafique3444 Probably meant that both use friction, like a brake pad pushing against the rotor is compared to the clutch disc pressing against the flywheel

@livelongandprospermary8796

Жыл бұрын

Okay how do brakes work? You cant explain one confusing thing with another confusing thing

@edamnaf9265

Жыл бұрын

@@sohailrafique3444 - same principle however. The clutch plate is forced against the flywheel which cause the rotation of the flywheel to be transferred to the transmission. Not sure how this is confusing at all.

This is for the first time that I clearly understand how a clutch works. Thanks for the amazing video!

@Spraiser74

3 жыл бұрын

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The flywheel is spinning with the clutch pack assembly attached to it. The metal pieces in the middle of the clutch pack are the diaphragm springs, they push the clutch away from the flywheel when the clutch pedal is pushed in and let it get closer as you let the clutch pedal out. The diaphragm springs are pushing against the pressure plate. The springs that are on the inside area of the friction disc are dampening springs. They help to soften the felt engagement of the friction disc to the flywheel when the clutch pedal is being let out and engaging. The flywheel spins as the gas pedal is pressed, as the clutch pedal is being let out the friction disc, which is rubbing on the flywheel when friction point is achieved, is catching the transmission output to the wheels up with the rotation of the engine. When the clutch is let all the way out, pressure from the diaphragm spring is pushing the friction disc up against the flywheel to ensure engagement so when you accelerate the engine and transmission output are spinning at the same rate of speed. When the friction disc needs to be replaced, usually when you accelerate hard enough the clutch will "slip" and the engine will spin faster than the friction disc and cause a feeling of a loss of power. I probably didn't do a very good job of explaining it but there you go.

@static7985

Жыл бұрын

every bit of information helps. thanks.

The clutch pedal is depressed ? You're not the only one, mate !

@brianj1203

4 жыл бұрын

Des Browning funny!

Beautiful animation. Makes it much easier to understand the works.

Spectacular animation with great description, really well put together.

@Spraiser74

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

2:02-- 2:07 shows the movement necessary to understand how it works. Good video.

@dopiaza2006

9 ай бұрын

The diaphragm spring doesn't provide the clamping force. It's not even a spring, it's a lever system to release pressure.

@simpleman283

9 ай бұрын

@@dopiaza2006 2:02-- 2:07 shows the movement necessary to understand how it works. Good video.

@dopiaza2006

9 ай бұрын

@@simpleman283 That shows the mechanism that disengages the clutch, but what actually forces the pressure plate to clamp the friction plate once the clutch is engaged?

@jesseroel8362

3 күн бұрын

​@@dopiaza2006 2:02 -- 2:07 shows the movement necessary to understand how it works. Good video.

@jesseroel8362

3 күн бұрын

​@@dopiaza2006 Copied from the comment section: The flywheel is spinning with the clutch pack assembly attached to it. The metal pieces in the middle of the clutch pack are the diaphragm springs, they push the clutch away from the flywheel when the clutch pedal is pushed in and let it get closer as you let the clutch pedal out. The diaphragm springs are pushing against the pressure plate. The springs that are on the inside area of the friction disc are dampening springs. They help to soften the felt engagement of the friction disc to the flywheel when the clutch pedal is being let out and engaging. The flywheel spins as the gas pedal is pressed, as the clutch pedal is being let out the friction disc, which is rubbing on the flywheel when friction point is achieved, is catching the transmission output to the wheels up with the rotation of the engine. When the clutch is let all the way out, pressure from the diaphragm spring is pushing the friction disc up against the flywheel to ensure engagement so when you accelerate the engine and transmission output are spinning at the same rate of speed. When the friction disc needs to be replaced, usually when you accelerate hard enough the clutch will "slip" and the engine will spin faster than the friction disc and cause a feeling of a loss of power. I probably didn't do a very good job of explaining it but there you go.

The best most concise animation and narration I've seen yet. Bravo!

@dingodazz3724

4 жыл бұрын

I total agree.

Very good. In fact it's sooo good it could have been much longer. And yes, I know how much work goes into animation such as this. Thanks.

Very clear and concise video. Huge thumbs up from me and excited to see you're creating videos again.

Great! I wanted to know this so that I can understand how to launch the car better.

Fantastic! Thank you!

Outstanding!

Amazing explanation! Thanks!

Gooosh them clutches are driving me nuts!!

Short,to the point and clearly narrated video.

Very clear explanation. Thanks!

The best video to explain clutch operation ever. Thank you

great clear animation

Wow I got it in a seconds....great animation 🚵

We want more videos like this

Very clear explanation... Thanks a lot..

Great animation

Very very nice. I found this helpful

beautiful explanation. Excellent animation.

“Clutch Cover”. really dropped the ball there. It’s called a Pressure Plate and the primary key why the assembly works. A “cover” is something you put over the barbie to keep the rain off.

Superb descriptions.... Thanks

I would’ve liked more animation from the red part of the clutch

@Milesco

3 жыл бұрын

Agree -- the pressure plate and spring functionality was not as clear as it could be.

@markharris8929

3 жыл бұрын

The red part is a pressed steel component bolted to the fly wheel. It isn’t a transformer- just rotates with the flywheel. It’s the finger springs, fulcrum ring and pressure plate beneath you mean.

Nice animation concept clear

Thanks for the animation

Nice profile pic

now i understand how the clutch work. thanks!!

totally amazing many thanks , it is very clear; congratulation as animation 3D

I only know the basics, but boy do i feel smart

People may wondering what is that suspension. Its actually a suspension that makes the clutch acceleration smoother and not constant speed

Brilliant, thanks!

@sashah942

3 жыл бұрын

mat watson

Good easy to understand video👍👍

Informative, thanks.

Very nice explanation ❤ Thank you 🙏🏻

the way the clutch spawns with a slight delay from the hexagon is so cute

Thanks man

It's not clear to understand the clutch function specially pressure plate

@blindcheto195

4 жыл бұрын

Might be a little late but I'll try and explain. The video doesn't really explain how the diaphragm spring works. It's disc like shape but it's not a flat disk. The outer edge of the spring is constantly pushing on the pressure plate (and the pressure plate is pushing on the clutch itself). When you press the clutch pedal, the throw out bearing pushes on the inside of the spring. Those arm-like things. When they are pushed in, the outer ring of the clutch spring moves out (releasing the pressure). The pressure plate sits there so the clutch has a nice flat surface to apply friction. Not sure if I explained it well enough. Feel free to ask questions.

@jayp6238

4 жыл бұрын

@@blindcheto195 not too late -- helped me out, thank you.

@Spraiser74

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for comments and additional info. Please remember this is a video extract from a full elearning course.

@Spraiser74

4 жыл бұрын

Check out riverdeneconsulting.com

@ghghghbbhh9495

4 жыл бұрын

@@blindcheto195 please explain if you press the clutch you don't slow down the fly wheel I am getting angry because I don't understand I really want to understand when friction is happening and how power is stopped

Very well explained

Splendid.

Clutch lore.

Americans are like: WhAtS a ClUtCh?

@oldcroneysgarage9739

4 жыл бұрын

I know what a clutch is sadly they quit making sticks in new cars over here best type of transmission out there

very nice animation

The 727 thumbs down can't drive standards!

good animation

This illustration video is so underrated, it should be appreciated more

Excellent video ! 👍

@Spraiser74

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@knobsdialsandbuttons

Жыл бұрын

@@Spraiser74 You're welcome !

Awesome

Very nice 👍

Excellent information 👍👍👍

Cool animation but the main thing is how pressing the clutch paddle engages and dis-engages the force it's not clearly shown.

@FilthTrackz

4 жыл бұрын

It quite clearly shows how the clutch peddle engages and disengages. The metal piece shown in front on the in front of the pressure plate is the release bearing and clutch fork, Which is what you are moving when you put your foot down on the clutch.

@ironspider9026

4 жыл бұрын

@@FilthTrackz I was referring to that clutch fork thing which is kind of hiding behind the crank shaft and it's mechanics can't be clearly seen.

It's really amazing.... Thanks a lot sir....❤️

@Spraiser74

3 жыл бұрын

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Thanks Simon

Great man like you 🔥🔥

nicely explained

@Spraiser74

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😃

OMG... I love this... Alhamdulillah 🥰 I understand it now... Pray for me... I want to be an automotive engineer

@Spraiser74

5 ай бұрын

Best of luck!

Very very nice video

well explained

Kollaaam pwoli saanam

There's an entire generation reaching driving age now that will never know the joy & satisfaction of the immersive involvement of a manual-transmission (and even manual-steering) sports car. They'll never know what they've missed, and they're all too gadget-reliant for any driving skill and real intelligence.

@izzimichaels2892

4 жыл бұрын

i kind of agree, having come up in an age when you had little choice but to learn on a manual trans. that being said, I dont miss shifting gears at all. give me an automatic any day.

@igiveuponhumanity9238

4 жыл бұрын

Izzi Michaels, we're on different pages. I wasn't talking about a straight-6 F100 with a 3-on-the-tree, nor about being burdened with a 5-speed Chevy Cavalier in traffic. I was talking about true sports cars, those without driver's aids like traction control or stability control or idiot-correcting things like lane departure alerts or hands-free cruise control. I'm talking about an '80s 911 or 328, a Cobra 289, even a slushbox MR2 or Miata... actual driver-involvement cars, the ones that require skill and talent to take to the limits while the driver is totally immersed in the mechanical experience.

@izzimichaels2892

4 жыл бұрын

@@igiveuponhumanity9238 i get that, i had a porsche when i was a kid.....i dont miss shifting gears. thats all im saying.

@SafeBets3

2 жыл бұрын

@@igiveuponhumanity9238 yeah cuz of technology and stuff. I recently got a mustang gt manual over tesla

bravo camarade tu fait un cours tres inportan

Very nice explanation thnx !!!

nice animation, thank you

So good

Thanks

For those who really didn't get the real core principle. It is simple. You have the clutch disc. This is the round thing that looks like it has got brake pads on both side of it. It is the one that goes on the face of the flywheel first. Then you have that big thing, called pressure plate. This is the unit that bolts on the face of flywheel. Therefore, the clutch disc is sandwhiched between the flywheel and the pressure plate. Now, when you bolt the pressure plate on the flywood. AT that moment the clutch disc is pressed in against the flywheel and the pressure plate. This is the engaged position. This means that the clutch disc is engaged to the flywheel, the engine and threfore the transmission. Here is what happens when you press, that throw-out bearing against those fingers of the pressure plate. Those fingers are spring loaded in such a way with the pressure plate face, the fact that presses against the disc. That face pulls back from the disc. Yea pushinjg against those fingers causes the face of the pressure plate to pull back, this gives enough space for the disc to detach from the face of the flywheel. The flywheel spins and the injertia of the disc is enough that the disc will not stick and go along with the flywheel. Just how much the clutch disc pulls away from the flywheel you may ask? Hardly any more than that widtch of hair or two. So, when you push on the fingers of the pressure plate, it is not pushing against the disc at all. Those fingers are so designed onto the face of the pressure plate that pushing against it, causes the face of the pressure plate to pull back. Why the pressure plate moves backwards... see detail below in the response.

@Spraiser74

2 жыл бұрын

Your first paragraph is most unhelpful and your description makes no sense to anyone who has not seen a clutch. However your understanding of a clutch may or may not prove useful to others. This is a small snippet of video extracted from an interactive Elearning course. The videos require technical knowledge, huge expense, dedicated software and hardware etc etc, the video is bound by time constraints and signed off by relevant experts and SMEs. The whole process is vast and complex however your negativity goes to show that even after investing huge sums of money, time and quality and providing it for free and allowing people to voluntarily watch it ..."you can please some of the folks all the time and all the folks some of the time but there are others who will never be pleased. I'll pray for your heart to be softened (Tyson Fury ). Thanks for the note. The diaphragm spring is a tad confusing but a clever pivot in this simple but clever assembly works (pull and push types) . Similarly the void between the friction surfaces is very small also

@alchemy1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spraiser74 [It would have taken no less than a minute to simply verbalize why the pressure plate pop in and out. It is clear and obvious in the comments that the real principle you left out. HOW CLUTCH WORKS is the title of the video. And you know that. Not in any of the other animation it explains WHY THE PLATE PULLS BACK]. I also certainly did not explain the meat of the operation which is that. It is the core principle. I only said that when you push on those fingers (diaphragm spring) the pressure plate (some call it strap plate) pulls back. Clearly, I did not explain how that actually happen, the actually mechanics of it. This is the heart of the operation. it is what is all about. Why does the plate pull back? The spring is coned shaped (why cone shaped?) and its circumference does not change in size and is secured on the strap plate. When the center/cone is towards the transmission and you bolt the pressure plate casing onto the flywheel, it is pressing the strap plate and you can see how the cone part of the spring flattens to some extent. If it flattens where it is orthogonal to axial plane, you will actually lose pressure. Not good. When you push the throw out bearing against the spring where the spring goes beyond the vertical orthogonal plane and therefore the cone is in the opposite side (that is towards the engine), the strap plate now is in the opposite side towards the transmission. I say that is a clever design indeed just like them centrifugal clutches on them washing machine motors. You can actually see the principle if you make metal that is flexible and make it cone shaped. See what happens when you push it, watch what happens to outer edges. pop in and out as the center cone part being one side or the other side. That is clever. {{ When the pressure plate is bolted onto the flywheel, the spring pushing is at is maximum angle of pressure verticle angle. As the pressure increase on the spring say due to being pushed by throw out bearing the pressure is less and less and the spring now is more under stress. (Stress is an anward respose). Stress is not the same as pressure. However, at vertical position stress is maximum and the pressure is lost, once it passes beyond the verticle then the pressure is in the opposite direction and the spring is no longer under stress. Since there is really nothing pushing from the other side, it won't make any difference then. The objective is achieved}} When you let go the throw-out bearing, what causes the spring to come back to its original position indeed? I will leave this one for you. :-) My question is this: Why in the world foreign folks are always much more thorough? Why?

This video so so easy to understand unlike some other people video who claim enginering but video explain like shit and so many uselesss part. This video is good.

Explanations very interesting and clear. Congratulation ! But would it be possible to make another video of that sort but which would explain what happened when the transmission is "R" or "D" or even "N", please ?? Thanks !

@kostyaryzhkov4221

4 жыл бұрын

that would be an automatic transmition sir, which would be a completely different topic.

@gescheitine

3 жыл бұрын

@@kostyaryzhkov4221 Oh, I see. If you do it in the futur, let me know ! Thanks .

Now I understand how force applied = clutch released. Though I figured it out on my own while watching the video. But then later saw it demonstrated in the video. Maybe that could have been elaborated on.

Excellent

@Spraiser74

3 жыл бұрын

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How is it that when the pressure spring is depressed inwards it releases pressure on the plate from the flywheel? The animation makes it look like when the pressure spring is depressed inward that it should push the clutch plate ONTO the flywheel, not off of it.

@jimbeamm36

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. Can someone explain why more pressure on the clutch plate equals disingagement.

@gabrielgorena3790

2 жыл бұрын

That's when the shift occurs. When pedal is released, you should be in gear, that's what a clutch is for.

@gabrielgorena3790

2 жыл бұрын

Lol now I'm confused too, as long as it drives whatever!

@shikharrai9004

2 жыл бұрын

It's like a see saw, pushing in on the center of the clutch diaphragm spring makes the outer ring push out, moving it away from the friction plate and flywheel system. The spines are springs that constantly make the outer ring puch on the flywheel. Letting engine power to the wheels, but when the pressure is off(clutch engaged), it releases. Hope this helps!

You didn't show disengage position

That's why leaving your foot resting on the manual clutch system is very bad for your clutch and it can destroy your friction grip pads of the clutch wheel.

Normal position Pressure Plate squeezes clutch against flywheel allowing power transmission. Engaging clutch releases Pressure Plate allowing clutch slippage or no transfer of power.

Bem didático ,merece um goinha 👍

Nice animation, but there's still one thing I don't understand. What exactly is the element directly pressing the diaphragm spring? I see it's stationary, while the spring is rotating with the input shaft. So it looks like there's a lot of friction between these two elements, which may be problematic especially when pressing clutch pedal at high RPM (for example, switching to higher gear). Is there some mechanism to reduce this friction?

2:15 I think in here there was a mistake? "When the clutch pedal is depressed" I think you mean pressed right? This is the best video I saw so far so simple. Thank you very much 🙏

@Spraiser74

Жыл бұрын

The state the clutch is in is depressed (pressed and held down). Think of a key on a keyboard, you press it and it becomes depressed (down state) you release it and it returns to unpressed state. It’s Symantecs but the clutch is definitely not suffering from anxiety and depression.

Best ever explanation ive ever seen about clutch. Thank you for uploading this one sir. #morepower👊👌👍

YOU THE BEST

Okay so I want to know why there is a space between completely stomping the clutch, the engagement point and what happens with slow engagement vs rapid engagement or power shifting

Wouldn't the clutch plate still be rotating after pressing in the clutch pedal? It's disengaged but isn't still spinning freely inside the clutch assembly?

@r.y.o723

2 жыл бұрын

Clutch plate speed is directly related to transmission speed

@r.y.o723

2 жыл бұрын

If you are in gear, the clutch plate will spin, if the wheels are moving

@r.y.o723

2 жыл бұрын

If you are not in gear, the clutch plate will not move if not pressed against the flywheel. Of course there is inertia of both components.

This is excellent video, do I used this video and sharing in my page on social media?

@Spraiser74

9 ай бұрын

Please do!

Which type is it?

Good video, but how does excess use of clutch pedal causes the clutch plate to "burn"?

@Spraiser74

5 ай бұрын

At the point of engagement (as if holding steady on an incline) there will be small but material amount of slide (like rubbing two sheets of sandpaper together) . This will cause the clutch to wear. “Riding” the clutch or holding using it as a “handbrake” drastically wears it too. If you need to hold it long, put the handbrake on. It’s the crazy netherworld of neither engaged or disengaged that causes “slide” and friction and thus deterioration in the main.

Great video. What software do you use to do your animation?

@MJBclassics

3 жыл бұрын

What does that have to do with a clutch operation tutorial? Tard

@sindhuselvam1

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly blender

If I had seen this video before, I would have used my clutch more kindly :)

This is much easier to understand than lesics

Very clear and concise. But I'm still curious...why are there four spring built into the clutch plate? What are they for?

@Spraiser74

3 ай бұрын

Excellent question. It’s about what is sometimes called clutch chatter. At idle and under load and driving , the clutch can vibrate. These springs act as dampers. A bit like shock absorbers if you like that soften the effect of the clutch vibrating and oscillating in the plane of rotation back and forth (clockwise and counter clockwise at idle) . They dampen the rotational “chatting” to reduce wear on each connected component.

Good information sir

Easy and fine

2:03 Not sure I got it right ... So when the pedal is pressed, the fork goes towards the clutch disk BUT the disk moves TOWARDS the fork too ? Because that diafragm has leverage on the exterior of the circle ? Or does the disk stay fixed (not gliding towards/away from the fork) and only the flywheel glides towards / away from the disk when pushed by fork ? I am driving for 20 years and I still not sure how that works ! :O

please, can any body tell me how this animation done? but i know it is not easy task...

@Spraiser74

3 жыл бұрын

Modo after effects and various other animation software. A render farm and lots of time

finaly understood why the clutch pedal feels "bendy", as if something is lifted with elastic deformation

This video really came in . . . Wait for it . . . Clutch