There are places you can go that let you disassemble things and take them home with you for $ of course. When I have a friend that can't understand how something car related works, I take them to one of these "pull a part" junkyards and we go to town on tearing down the car. They have minimum safety requirements, but wear hard soled close toed shoes, jeans, safety glasses, etc.
You can literally disassemble anything you like to learn about it! They are everywhere. Just call before you head out, some places only let you pickup parts.
https://upullandpay.com/cincinnati/home/