Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 368
The main clutch is thrown on or off by means of the lever, E, and isheld in position by the spring, F. be shifted on the main shaft by lever, D, which is connected asindicated. When, as in the cut, the gear, B1, is meshed with thegear, C1, the car will have its slowest speed forward, and the actof… … 356 SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES. speed at a regularly increasing ratio; the meshing of B2 and C2,giving the second speed forward, and the other gears the nexttwo increasing speeds. Similarly, also, i,n the act of shifting thesleeve from the extreme left position, when gear, B4, is meshedwith gear, C4,…
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