Clutch Driving Members

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Cadillac CTS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The clutch driving members consist of 2, flat surface, iron plates. One of these surfaces is a heavy flat ring, with one side machined, known as the clutch plate and the other is the rear face of the engine flywheel. This is a dual mass flywheel that is designed to absorb engine vibrations before they are transmitted to the driveline, where they can create gear rattle. This is achieved by splitting the conventional flywheel into 2 sections: a primary section, which bolts to the crankshaft, and a secondary section, onto which the clutch is bolted. The primary section of the flywheel contains springs to isolate the engine vibrations. A small amount of fore aft looseness between the primary and secondary sections is normal. It is also normal for the secondary section to have a rotating travel of 25-50 mm (1-2 in) measured near the flywheel ring, while the primary section stays stationary.