General information (Peugeot Partner I)

The clutch consists of a driven plate, a pressure plate assembly, a clutch release bearing and a clutch release mechanism. All of these elements are encased in a large, cast aluminum housing that sits between the engine and gearbox. The clutch release mechanism has a cable drive.

The driven disc is installed between the engine flywheel and the pressure plate. It can move along the splines of the input shaft of the gearbox.

The pressure plate assembly with the casing is bolted to the engine flywheel. When the engine is running, the torque from the crankshaft is transmitted through the flywheel to the driven disk (the last two elements are tightly pressed against each other by a pressure plate), and from the driven disk - to the input shaft of the gearbox.

To interrupt the transmission of torque, the spring force must be removed. The clutch cable sheath on the transmission side is supported by a fixed support bracket, and the cable is connected to the clutch release fork lever. Depressing the clutch pedal pulls the cable, which causes the release fork to turn by acting on a lever on the top edge of the fork. In this case, the fork presses on the clutch release bearing, which presses on the fingers of the diaphragm spring of the pressure plate. This causes the spring to deform and remove the clamping force from the pressure plate.

All models have an automatic adjuster built into the clutch cable and no manual adjustment is required.