How Does a Clutch Work in a Manual Transmission?

The clutch in a car transmission is what works to engage and disengage the drive shaft’s moving parts. In a manual transmission, the driver has to manipulate a pedal or a lever in order to shift gears. The clutch is what allows the gears to engage or disengage.

How a clutch works\

The clutch consists of the flywheel, pressure plate, disc, and throwout bearing and release system. The flywheel spins along with the motion of the engine. The pressure plate, which is bolted to the flywheel, holds the clutch assembly together. The disc is located between the flywheel and pressure plate, and allows the pressure plate and the flywheel to both make and break contact. And finally, the throw-out bearing and the release system work in conjunction to allow the clutch to engage and to disengage.

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In a manual automobile transmission, the input shaft sends engine power to the car wheels by means of the gears. The input shaft, which runs through the middle of the disk, flywheel and pressure plate, has a bearing that takes most of the load of the shaft. There is another, smaller bearing in the middle of the flywheel that serves to center the shaft so that it can rotate along with the engaging and disengaging of the clutch assembly. The clutch disc is connected to this assembly.

When the driver presses the clutch pedal, the disc, pressure plate and flywheel are disengaged so that the driver can shift gears. When the pedal is up, the components are engaged and the vehicle is in motion.

Oman LNG Announces Launch Of Al Harah Initiative

A key agreement was signed between Oman LNG and the local Sur Municipal Committee. Oman LNG will raise the ante in their community engagement efforts through the “Harah” project; funding the establishment of three multipurpose outdoor facilities for the Wilayat of Sur and neighbouring communities. Through the project, Oman LNG aims to provide a better quality of life for the people living in the area.


The agreement will see the funding of the ‘Harah’ project which involves establishing a multipurpose playground for children in three locations in Sur. The playground will also include equipment designed specifically to suit the disabled. The project aims to provide children and youth with ample opportunities to develop talent in an ideal environment. The additional locations will also serve as a meeting place to engage in gainful activities for the community.

Sheikh Musallam bin Said Al Mahrooqi, Wali of Sur, signed the agreement with Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Massan, Chief Executive Officer of Oman LNG Development Foundation.

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“This agreement is in line with the company's robust efforts to promote and upgrade social welfare for different segments of the society. This, in turn, encourages the building of a strong and vibrant society that values and cares for its people," said Khalid Al Massan, CEO of Oman LNG Development Foundation.


Oman LNG has an ambitious vision and dedication towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) through the Oman LNG Development Foundation. The Foundation addresses many areas of social development in Oman, but in general comprises a Community Fund targeting initiatives related to the Sur Community where its world-class, three-train liquefaction plant is located; a National Fund that covers a wide swath of the company’s social development programmes across the nation; a Reserve Fund to address the sustainability and continuity of the company’s CSR programmes; and finally a Centre of Excellence to develop lasting CSR initiatives through partnering, knowledge sharing, funding and investments.