Mazda 323 Workshop Manual Supplement page 201

H
CLUTCH
CONTROL
RELEASE BEARING
ROLLER BEARING
CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED
RELEASE FORK
RELEASE E?EARfNG
CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED
To improve clutch operation feeling and increased parts life, a newly designed friction plate and needle roller
bearings are used between the release fork and the release bearing.
With
the kdusion of
this
friction
plate, the force required to depress the clutch pedal is reduced because
the usual sliding-contact action between the release bearing and the release fork is changed to a rolling
action of the friction plate,
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