Clutch bell

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Clutch bell as it is installed in Buick , Oldsmobile and Pontiac , view from the engine side with a bulge for the starter pinion

The clutch bell (also: bell housing , clutch housing ) is the common, if not technical name for a component in the car - the drive train between the engine block and the vehicle transmission . It is the housing of the flywheel and the clutch , in an automatic transmission it is the housing of the flywheel and torque converter .

The case got its name from the bell shape that results from the components it contains.

The clutch bell is screwed to the engine block, the other end is screwed to the gearbox. But not with the transaxle design, here one of the two connections is only provided via the transaxle shaft. In compact designs (for example front-wheel drive with front engine ), clutch housing and gearbox housing, sometimes also the differential housing, are sometimes combined into one component.

The starter is usually located in the area of ​​the clutch housing and engages the flywheel to start the engine.