Hydraulic operated clutch

                 
Introduction to hydraulic operated clutch:

•A conventional clutch  assisted by hydraulic power for its engagement/ disengagement

•It is a power assisted clutch

 Construction details of hydraulic clutch:

 •Master cylinder –similar to hydraulic brake master cylinder 

 •Slave cylinder –contains piston connected to pushrod 

 •Push rod of slave cylinder connected to release fork

Clutch engage  

•Return spring of the slave cylinder maintains pressure on the release fork 

•The pressure on the pressure plate as in conventional clutch keeps clutch in engaged

  position  

Clutch Disengage: 

•When clutch pedal is pressed, the fluid under pressure delivered by the master cylinder

 enters in to the slave cylinder

•Fluid forces the piston, to move forward 

HYDRAULIC CLUTCH

•Pushrod forces the release fork 

•Release fork disengages the clutch  

 

 

 

 Advantages of hydraulic clutch:  

 •Relieves the driver of strenuous effort on  the clutch peda.

 •Especially used on vehicles having the clutch and the clutch pedal separated far away 

  from each other

  Used in: 

 •SWARAJ MAZDA 

 •EICHER 

 •MITSUBHISHI canter 

 •CADILLIAC cars (Foreign cars

 •PONTIAC cars (Foreign cars)