5.1. Clutch assembly: 1 - clutch release fork; 2 - clutch cover; 3 – a bolt of fastening of coupling to a flywheel; 4 - pressure plate; 5 - flywheel; 6 - driven disk; 7 – a primary shaft of a transmission; 8 - the lower cover of the clutch housing; 9 - clutch housing; 10 - pressure spring; 11 - clutch release bearing; 12 – bearing coupling flange; 13 – bearing sleeve
5.3. Disassembled clutch: 1 - pressure plate; 2 - clutch cover; 3 - diaphragm spring; 4 - driven disk
Single disc clutch. with a central diaphragm pressure spring 10 in fig. 5.1 or 3 in fig. 5.3. Casing 2 (see fig. 5.1. 5.3) The clutch is attached to the flywheel 5 with six bolts 3, and it is connected to the pressure plate 4 by three pairs of elastic plates.
Driven disk 6 (4 in fig. 5.3) assembled with a damper is installed on the splines of the input shaft 7 of the gearbox. Clutch drive cable, backlash-free (there are no gaps in the drive).
5.2. Clutch drive: A - element of the cable leash; X - travel of the clutch pedal; 1 - clutch pedal; 2 - bracket for fastening the lower tip of the cable sheath; 3 - cable sheath; 4 - lower tip of the cable sheath; 5 - nut; 6 - protective cover; 7 - cable leash; 8 - clutch release fork lever; 9 - return spring of the clutch pedal; 10 - cable; 11 - upper tip of the cable sheath; 12 - clip; 13 - locking brackets; 14 - the axis of the pedals; 15 - bracket for clutch and brake pedals; 16-distance sleeve; 17- clutch pedal bushings; 18 - brake pedal
Clutch pedal 1 (pic. 5.2) installed in the bracket 15 on the axle 14 through the bushings 17. The upper part of the pedal is connected to the tip of the cable 10. The upper tip 11 of the shell is fixed to the bracket of the clutch pedal with the help of a clip 12 of the rubber buffer. The lower tip 4 is fixed with two nuts 5 in the bracket 2 on the power unit. The cable lead 7 is connected to the lever 8 of the clutch fork. The clutch release bearing is of a closed type and does not require lubrication during operation. The main parameter that determines the operation of the clutch actuator is the stroke X of the clutch pedal until it stops on the floor mat of the body.
Helpful Hints: To ensure long and trouble-free clutch life, do not keep your foot on the clutch pedal all the time. This bad habit is often acquired while learning to drive in driving schools for fear of not having time to turn off the clutch while the car is stopped. In addition to the rapid fatigue of the foot, which is all the time above the pedal, the clutch is at least a little, but squeezed out, and the driven disk slips and wears out. In addition, despite the fact that the release bearing is designed to operate in constant rotation mode, when the pedal is depressed at least a little, it experiences an increased load, and its resource is also reduced.
For the same reason, we do not recommend keeping the clutch in the off position for a long time (e.g. in traffic jams). If you do not have to immediately move away, it is better to put the gearbox in neutral and release the pedal. Clutch slip is easy to determine with a tachometer. If, while driving, with a sharp press on the accelerator pedal, the speed rises sharply, and then falls slightly and the car starts to accelerate, the clutch needs repair.