(thing) by jes04 Fri Sep 01 2000 at 5:31:44
The clutch, found in a manual transmission vehicle, is what allows you to shift gears without grinding them into dust. It sits between the flywheel and the pressure plate. When you depress the clutch pedal, you release pressure on the clutch, allowing it to move away from the flywheel, in effect, disconnecting the engine from the tranmission, thus allowing you to shift gears.
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