How a clutch works - video

[spidey07]

Found this while looking around. Pretty amazing really how it all works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8qsS2g_IiU

 

[exdeath]

Real men make clutches out of used brake pads and finish races with it.

 

[spidey07]

Real men make clutches out of used brake pads and finish races with it.

What's funny is I thought the concept was the same - just pull the rotating pieces apart. What I didn't realize was all the springs and how amazingly simple it really is and at the same time very complex.