Audels answers on automobiles, for owners, operators, repairmen ... including chapters on the storage battery, electric vehicles, motor cycles, overhauling the car, etc. Fully illustrated and indexed (1911)
Booth, Charles Edwin, b. 1849 · London, New York, T. Audel & co · leaf 335
e by two cone-like frictional joints, which also can be regulated. Ques. What is a torsion rod ? Ans. A rod rigidly attached to the housing of the rear axle, and flexibly fastened to a cross member of the frame near the transmission. Ques. Describe a second form of torsion rod. Ans. A modified… … Fig. 196.—The Truffault spring suspension for neutralizing shocks due tosudden spring action. Ques. What service does a torsion rod perform ? Ans. It resists the torque or twist due to the thrustof the propeller shaft pinion, which tends to cause the housingto revolve around the rear axle as a…
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