Opel Vectra A

since 1988-1995 release

Repair and operation of the car


Vektr's Opel And
+ 1. Maintenance instruction
+ 1.1 Maintenance
+ 2. Engine
+ 3. Repair of DOHC engines
+ 4. Repair of the diesel engine
+ 5. Cooling system
+ 6. Fuel system
+ 7. The fuel and exhaust system of models with system of injection of fuel
+ 8. Exhaust system and system of decrease in toxicity of exhaust gases
+ 9. Fuel systems of the diesel engine
+ 10. Engine electrical systems
- 11. Transmission
   11.2. General information
   11.3. Coupling cable
   11.4. Adjustment of a cable of coupling
   11.5. Coupling pedal
   + 11.6. Couplings (the engine and the transmission are installed in the car)
   11.7. Coupling (the transmission is removed)
   11.8. Release bearing
+ 12. Mechanical transmission
+ 13. Automatic transmission
+ 14. Power shafts
+ 15. Brake system
+ 16. Suspension bracket
+ 17. Body
+ 18. Electric equipment
+ 19. Check of malfunctions


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11.2. General information
GENERAL INFORMATION

Coupling

Flywheel design

1 – the flat flywheel which was established on early models;
2 – the bowl-shaped flywheel which was established on later models

Coupling is intended for short-term separation of the engine and transmission at gear shifting or braking and their smooth connection at start-off of the car from the place, and also for protection of details of transmission from dynamic loadings.

Coupling consists of a clutch plate, the leading part of coupling with a press disk and the coupling switching off mechanism.

The clutch plate is established between a flywheel and a press clutch plate and moves on vents of a main shaft of the transmission.

To disconnect the engine from the transmission, it is necessary to take away a release disk from a clutch plate. It is reached by use of the hummock drive. The fork of switching off of coupling moves the release bearing which influences a spring of a release disk and takes away press a disk from a clutch plate.

Such design of coupling allows to replace a clutch plate, the release bearing and a sealing ring of the directing plug without removal of the engine or the transmission from the car.

Since 1992 on models 1,8 and 2,0 of l began to establish a bowl-shaped flywheel (see rice. Flywheel design). At the same time the torque is transferred more smoothly and vibration of transmission decreases. However for replacement of a clutch plate it is necessary to remove the transmission.