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1 UNIT8 CLUTCH 第8单元 离合器 The engine produces the power to drive the vehicle. The drive line or drive train transfers the power of the engine to the wheels. drive train 传动系 发动机产生动力来驱动车辆。传动系传递发动机能量给车轮。 2 The drive train consists of the parts from the back of the flywheel to the wheels. 传动系由从飞轮的后部到车轮之间的零件组成。 3 These parts include the clutch, the transmission, the drive shaft, and the final drive assembly (Figure 8-1). 这些零件包括离合器，变速器，传动轴和最终传动组件（见图8-1）。 4 The clutch which includes the flywheel, clutch disc，pressure plate，springs, pressure plate cover and the linkage necessary to operate the clutch is a rotating mechanism between the engine and the transmission( Figure 8-2)． 离合器是位于发动机和变速器之间的一个旋转装置，它包括飞轮、离合器摩擦片、压盘、压紧弹簧、离合器盖以及操作离合器所需的连接杆件等（见图8-2） 。 5 It operates through friction which comes from contact between the parts. 离合器通过相互接触的零部件间的摩擦工作。 6 That is the reason why the clutch is called a friction mechanism. 这是离合器通常被称作摩擦式离合器的原因。 7 After engagement, the clutch must continue to transmit all the engine torque to the transmission depending on the friction without slippage． 在接合后，离合器必须依靠非滑动摩擦继续传递所有的发动机转矩给变速器 8 The clutch is also used to disengage the engine from the drive train whenever the gears in the transmission are being shifted from one gear ratio to another. 当发动机的变速器从一个传动比转换成另一个传动比时，离合器也被来使发动机和传动系脱开。 9 To start the engine or shift the gears, the driver has to depress the clutch pedal with the purpose of disengagement the transmission from the engine. 为了启动发动机或换挡，驾驶员必须踩下离合器踏板以便实现变速器和发动机的分离。 10 At that time, the driven members connected to the transmission input shaft are either stationary or rotating at a speed that is slower or faster than the driving members connected to the engine crankshaft． driven members从动件 driving members主动件 此时，与变速器输入轴相联的离合器从动件可能处于静止状态，也可能以一定的速度旋转，这一速度可能高于或低于与发动机相联的离合器主动件的旋转速度。 11 There is no spring pressure on the clutch assembly parts．So there is no friction between the driving members and driven members． 在离合器组件上没有弹簧压力。因此在主动件和从动