Ingxenye esebenzayo kanye nengxenye eqhutshwayo ye-clutch ihileleka kancane kancane ngokungqubuzana phakathi kwezindawo zokuthintana, noma ngokusebenzisa uketshezi njengendlela yokudlulisela (ukuhlanganisa i-hydraulic), noma ngokusebenzisa i-magnetic drive (i-electromagnetic clutch), ukuze izingxenye ezimbili zikwazi ukukhulunywa ngazo ngesikhathi sokudlulisela.
Njengamanje, i-clutch yokungqubuzana ene-spring compression isetshenziswa kabanzi ezimotweni (ezibizwa ngokuthi i-clutch yokungqubuzana). I-torque ekhishwa yinjini idluliselwa kwi-driven disc ngokungqubuzana phakathi kwe-flywheel kanye nobuso bokuxhumana be-pressure disc kanye ne-driven disc. Lapho umshayeli ecindezela i-clutch pedal, ingxenye enkulu ye-diaphragm spring iqhubela i-pressure disc emuva nge-transmission yengxenye. Ingxenye eqhutshwayo ihlukaniswe nengxenye esebenzayo.
