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Page 2888 1 A Clutch system is sort of like a brake, sort 2 of like a disc brake except instead of having a short 3 shoe carrying a friction load, it consists of a full 4 ring of material. 5 The ring of material or actually two rings 6 of materials called facings are attached to a clutch 7 which has a thin metallic center section, and this 8 is -- when you use the clutch, it is clamped between 9 the flywheel on one side and pressure plate on the 10 other side, so two pieces of iron are brought together 11 to clamp the clutch facing material to separate or 12 connect the engine to the transmission. 13 So it is used as a means to allow vehicles 14 to stop without stopping the engine. 15 Q You are familiar with clutch work? 16 A Oh, yes. 17 Q Okay. How long would it take in your 18 estimation to do a typical clutch replacement drive? 19 A Well, it depends on whether we have a front 20 wheel drive vehicle or rear wheel drive vehicle. 21 If we have the types used in the 1950, '60s