Monday, May 21, 2012

How a Car Clutch Works

For most who have driven for a few years, you know that there are options to how you are able to control your vehicle.  In most cars, this is the difference between driving a manual or automatic car.  With manual transmission, you can expect to also have to use a car clutch in order to catch your speed and to go to the next gear, while automatic options will take care of the switch in gears for you.  If you are interested in getting a car with a clutch, knowing how it works first will allow you to gain full speed towards driving the way you want to.




The first gear you want to get into when driving a clutch is to understand exactly how it works.  A clutch is in both automatic and manual cars; however, you are in control of when it turns when it is in a manual car.   When you step on the clutch to shift gears, you are actually changing the level of functioning between the engine and the tires.  When the engine starts spinning, it is connected to the wheels in order for both to turn.

 When you gain speed, so does the engine and so do the tires.  If you stay in the same gear, it causes more tension and friction and will kill the tire.  When you push down on the clutch, it releases the tension and changes into a higher gear, which allows the engine and tire to spin together in conjunction with each other.  At some of the higher gears, this is not only causing them to spin together, with a different type of tension, but also releases the spinning from the transmission so that you can move faster without the extra tension. 

With the way that the clutch spins in between the engine, transmission and tires is also the need to watch exactly how it is working.  This is because the clutch works by creating a friction between these three areas.  As it moves, there is a wearing down of the clutch.  This especially happens if the car engine has to work harder or if the gear isn't changed at the same time.  Because of this, you will want to watch the clutch disc that causes the friction.  Without this, the clutch can start to slip and will make it so that you can't switch gears and will cause the engine to die. 

If you want to make sure that your clutch stays in the right gear, you can check to see if the pedal to the clutch is hard to push in or slips down too easily.  This will let you know that the friction on the disc is not working correctly or that it may have slipped.  Getting this fixed as soon as it starts to happen will allow your car to continue to function between and will allow you to stay in the right gear. 

If you are the type that likes to control the speed of the engine and likes to manually switch gears, getting a car that has a clutch is the best option for driving.  Knowing exactly what happens when you switch gears so that you can continue to make a smooth transition will allow you to continue driving up to speed while staying in gear.

1 comments:

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