. Automotive industries . a short exposedcoupling shaft with a fabric disk point at the front endleads to the enclosed sliding block type universal at thehead of the propeller shaft, the latter being enclosed in atorque tube with a spherical mounting slung below thecenter of a pressed steel cross member. Under-worm drive ( to 1) is used in the rear axle,which latter has an aluminum center with tapered steelextensions. The axle is of the non-floating type withTimken roller bearings throughout, this type of bearingalso being used in the gearset, except for the pilot, whichhas a plain bush. Fr
. Automotive industries . a short exposedcoupling shaft with a fabric disk point at the front endleads to the enclosed sliding block type universal at thehead of the propeller shaft, the latter being enclosed in atorque tube with a spherical mounting slung below thecenter of a pressed steel cross member. Under-worm drive ( to 1) is used in the rear axle,which latter has an aluminum center with tapered steelextensions. The axle is of the non-floating type withTimken roller bearings throughout, this type of bearingalso being used in the gearset, except for the pilot, whichhas a plain bush. Front wheels also run on Timkens witha ball thrust for the steering pivots. Both sets of brakes apply within the 14 in. wheel drumsof pressed steel, the latter having steel rings shrunk intothem to provide a wearing surface. In each brake drumthere are four segments in the same plane, opposite pairsbeing actuated by hand lever and pedal, the shoes all being1% in. wide. 22 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIESTHE AUTOMOBILE January 6, 1921. Chassis parts of 15-hp. Wolseley. Top—Pro-peller shaft and under worm drive. Center—Longitudinal section of rear axle —Multi-plate clutch (running in oil)connected to transmission by fabric and slidingblock joints -I January 6, 1921 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIESTHE AUTOMOBILE 23 Another special feature (for a car of this size) is theuse of quarter elliptic springs, these having been triedout on the 10 hp. model in pre-war times with great suc-cess. The steering is of the worm and worm wheel type, thehousing being mounted on the front arm of the crank-case on the right with a transverse drag link to the lefthand swivel lever. Pressed steel hollow spoke wheelsare standard with 815 x 105 mm. (32 x 4 in.) tires, thewheelbase being 118 in. and the track 52 in. With its standard type four-passenger open body anathe usual full equipment, the 15-hp. Wolseley sells at$4500, and it is currently reported that a substantialincrease may occur in the near futur
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