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Power train.The power that the engine develops must be transmitted to the car
wheels, so that the wheels will rotate and cause the car to move. The power
trainperforms this job, providing in the process several different gear ratios
between the engine crankshaft and wheels, so that the crankshaft may rotate
approximately four, eight or twelve times to cause the wheels to rotate once. The
power train consists of a series of gears and shafts, which mechanically connect the
engine shaft with the car wheels and contains a clutch, transmission or change
gears, a propeller or cardan shaft and the final drive.
a) Clutch.The clutch permits the driver to connect the crankshaft to, or
disconnect it from the power train. Its main part is a friction disk pressed tightly by
springs to the smooth face of the engine flywheel. The flywheel is attached to the
end of the engine crankshaft and when the clutch is engaged, the friction disk
moves away from the flywheel face and stops revolving; when the foot pressure
on, the clutch pedal is removed, the springs again force the friction disk against the
flywheel face, so that it once more rotates with the flywheel.
The rotary motion is transmitted through the clutch and clutch shaft to the
transmission gears and from there through the propeller shaft and the final drive on
to the rear wheels.
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1. How can the car move ?
2.What does the power train consists of?
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