File:Clutch illustration.jpg

Summary
Automotive drive clutch. Parts are shown separated much more than they would be in reality, for clarity. The clutch disc (center) spins with the flywheel (left). To disengage, the lever is pulled (black arrow), causing a white pressure plate (right) to disengage the green clutch disc from turning the drive shaft, which turns within the thrust-bearing ring of the lever. Never will all 3 rings connect, with no gaps.