Clutch Driving Members

The clutch driving members are two flat surfaces machined to a smooth finish. They are:
^ The rear face of the engine flywheel
^ The front face of the clutch drive plate

The dual mass flywheel is made of nodular iron and weighs 16.45 Kg (36.2 lb.). The design employs a primary and a secondary flywheel system. The system is connected by two rows of torsional damper springs, with the interface riding on a ball bearing arrangement. Because engine combustion impulse causes rattle, by shifting some flywheel mass and inertia to the transmission, the dual mass flywheel design minimizes rattle in the transmission gears.







The driven member is the clutch disc. The clutch disc is spined to the input shaft. The clutch disc slides on the splines to provide clutch disengagement and engagement.

The pressure of a diaphragm spring in the clutch cover assembly holds the clutch disc in contact between the flywheel and the clutch cover assembly.