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    especially in vehicles with manual transmissions. Slippage of a friction clutch (where the clutch is partially engaged but the shafts are rotating at different...
    16 KB (2,235 words) - 13:02, 10 April 2024
  • models used a design wherein a sprag clutch is connected to just half of the clutch friction plates, allowing the clutch to slip during heavy backloading...
    5 KB (567 words) - 19:55, 1 February 2024
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    converter (or a fluid coupling prior to the 1960s), instead of the friction clutch used by most manual transmissions. A hydraulic automatic transmission...
    44 KB (5,044 words) - 06:37, 6 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dog clutch
    engagement of interlocking teeth or dogs rather than by friction. The two parts of the clutch are designed such that one will push the other, causing...
    5 KB (495 words) - 23:23, 4 April 2024
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    initial cost. A friction-plate clutch uses a single plate friction surface to engage the input and output members of the clutch. When the clutch is actuated...
    11 KB (1,553 words) - 08:38, 29 September 2023
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    increase, weighted arms in the clutch swing outward and force the clutch to engage. The most common types have friction pads or shoes radially mounted...
    5 KB (604 words) - 08:19, 23 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sprag clutch
    tilt slightly, producing a wedging action and binding because of friction. A sprag clutch is used in some automatic transmissions as a method of allowing...
    6 KB (876 words) - 10:06, 4 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Transmission (mechanical device)
    the 1960s), instead of the friction clutch used by most manual transmissions and dual-clutch transmissions. A dual-clutch transmission (DCT) uses two...
    13 KB (1,148 words) - 19:27, 5 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cone clutch
    the cone clutch uses two conical surfaces to transmit torque by friction. The cone clutch transfers a higher torque than plate or disk clutches of the same...
    4 KB (333 words) - 17:41, 18 May 2024
  • by friction on the clutch material, reducing its usable lifespan[citation needed]. This is mitigated in most motorcycles by the use of a wet clutch. When...
    12 KB (1,837 words) - 11:50, 8 May 2024
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    in washers, driers and dishwashers. This type of timer often has a friction clutch between the gear train and the cam, so that the cam can be turned to...
    9 KB (1,154 words) - 16:59, 16 June 2024
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    BMW. The ABS II differed in size and an electronically controlled friction clutch was mounted on the shaft instead of a plunger. Further displacement...
    61 KB (7,499 words) - 20:34, 30 May 2024
  • by various manufacturers, usually alongside some form of mechanical friction clutch, to prevent the vehicle from stalling when coming to a standstill or...
    63 KB (5,692 words) - 17:42, 9 June 2024
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    transmission using planetary gears and conventional friction clutch, requiring the driver to use the clutch to shift into or out of gear, but not between the...
    24 KB (3,566 words) - 19:19, 19 August 2023
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    the frictional torque from the cone clutch. In this position, the dog clutch is prevented from engaging. Once the speeds are synchronized, friction on...
    47 KB (6,303 words) - 16:56, 23 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Suicide clutch
    clutches used an over-center spring to hold the clutch pedal in the disengaged position and used a friction disc to allow the rider to adjust the sensitivity...
    20 KB (2,549 words) - 22:51, 16 December 2023
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    lever to reduce the force needed to overcome friction when pulling a load. To see this notice that the friction associated with pulling a load on the ground...
    57 KB (6,417 words) - 17:09, 9 June 2024
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    is no clutch holding it in place. The friction clutch or post and clutch system uses a clutch that moves along a post. Disengaging the clutch frees it...
    58 KB (7,052 words) - 01:28, 2 June 2024
  • "Reversible friction clutch", published 1933-11-28, assigned to Blackhawk Manufacturing Co.  US 2003155, Pfauser, Edward M., "Reversible friction clutch", published...
    6 KB (463 words) - 18:17, 1 January 2024
  • implemented in some modern automatic transmissions. The dog clutch contrasts with the friction clutch, the most basic form of which comprises a smooth disc...
    6 KB (894 words) - 15:49, 13 September 2023
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