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A clutch is a mechanical device in vehicles that connects and disconnects the engine from the transmission to allow you to change gears smoothly or bring the car to a stop without stalling the engine. It matters because without it, you wouldn't be able to control when power flows from the engine to the wheels, making it impossible to shift gears or drive safely.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- machine element
- Part of
- machine
- Image
- Cone clutch.svg
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- different from
- coupling
- discoverer or inventor
- Carl Benz
- Commons category
- Clutches
- topic's main category
- Category:Clutches
- Commons gallery
- Clutch
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Types
- Dry clutch
- Wet clutch
- Centrifugal clutch
- Cone clutch
- Dog clutch
- Single-revolution clutch
- Other designs
- Usage in automobiles
- Manual transmissions
- Automatic transmissions
- Fans and compressors
- Usage in motorcycles
- See also
- References
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A clutch is a mechanical device that allows an output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached to a motor, while the clutch's output shaft is connected to the mechanism that does the work.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “clutch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.