Wear take-up assembly for the actuating arrangement of a coupling device such as a clutch

Motorized clutch actuating assembly for controlling the position of a clutch release device and compensating for wear of a clutch, comprising a motorized position operating means with resilient force moderating means therefor, for controlling the operation of the clutch, an actuating mechanism operatively connected between the motorized position operating means and the release device comprising a sector gear freely rotatably mounted about an actuator shaft and meshing with pinion means cooperable with said motorized position operating means, lever means coupled to said actuator shaft and cooperable with said release device for controlling a clutch, detent means mounted on said sector gear cooperable with said lever means in the course of clutch engagement/disengagement for drivingly connecting said motorized position means to said lever means and releasable to permit said lever means to follow the position of said clutch release device when the clutch is engaged to compensate for clutch wear and means for releasing said detent means as a function of the position of said sector gear.