. Automotive industries . As may be inferred from the foregoing, the engine isa separate unit from the gear-set, the flywheel runningexposed and enclosing the single plate clutch, to whichthe gear-set is coupled by a short shaft with a flexibledisk joint at each end. The single plate clutch is one designed and made bythe Standard company, and has six direct-acting exteriorsprings separately adjustable. The driving plate floatsaxially upon the clutch shaft, having a hub boss inter-nally splined to convey the drive to the shaft. Clutchwithdrawal is effected by three exterior multiplyinglevers, e
. Automotive industries . As may be inferred from the foregoing, the engine isa separate unit from the gear-set, the flywheel runningexposed and enclosing the single plate clutch, to whichthe gear-set is coupled by a short shaft with a flexibledisk joint at each end. The single plate clutch is one designed and made bythe Standard company, and has six direct-acting exteriorsprings separately adjustable. The driving plate floatsaxially upon the clutch shaft, having a hub boss inter-nally splined to convey the drive to the shaft. Clutchwithdrawal is effected by three exterior multiplyinglevers, each with adjustable studs taking effect uponthrust pins which abut the inner driving plate at theirforward ends. This driving plate and the rear coverplate, which forms the second driving member, are facedwith fabric rings, the driven plate being a steel unit. The three-speed gear-set is slung by four bolts fromtwo angle plates which form cross members of the gear shift lever shaft is carried in a bracket exten-. Left side Standard light car chassis. May 5, 1921 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIESTHE AUTOHOBIZE 953 sion of the lid of the box, the lever being on theright-hand side of the frame. All the gear shafts,with the exception of the reverse intermediatepinion, run on ball-bearings, though the pilotbearing is a phosphor bronze bush. There isnothing departing from usual practice in the gen-eral design of the gear-set, except, maybe, thatits casing is a single unit with top and bottomcover plates and having its main shaft bearingshoused in bolted-on cast-iron extensions. In as-sembling, the pinions are threaded over theirshafts, the latter being entered through the bear-ing cap holes at either end. There is an externalbrake behind the gear-set, with deeply flangedshoes of aluminum with fabric liners. To therearward extension of the drum is attached thefront fabric joint of the open tubular propellershaft, which has a similar joint at its rear final drive is by overhead w
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