The complete motorist, being an account of the evolution and construction of the modern motor-car; with notes on the selection, use, and maintenance of the same; and on the pleasures of travel upon the public roads (1905)
Young, Filson, 1876-1938 · New York : McClure, Phillips & co.; London, Methuen & co. · leaf 210
eir cars largely by means of the clutch, it is thought desirablein the first instance to retain the clutch, and only to abolish itwhen the newer and simpler method of control is becomingmore familiar. This gear also takes the place of the differential,and a very simple reverse is obtained in… … « E a j; 128 THE COMPLETE MOTORIST all speeds in both directions, in one compact combination. Thewhole mechanism operates in an enclosed gear-case (the tophalf has been removed in Fig. 6), which is kept half full oflubricant. Fig. lo is a sectional elevation, through the end of the axle(E) and the…
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