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of the frame behind the heavy, 20-inch flywheel of the engine, provides 

 two forward speeds and one reverse. The progressive speed changes 

 are effected by one sliding gear on the keyed mainshaft within the 

 housing. When it is in the rear position, it engages an idler gear, 

 which reverses the drive. With the gear in the center position, low 

 speed is obtained. Direct drive, without involving gearing, is ob- 

 tained when the gear is in its forward position. Shifting of the gear 

 is effected by moving the inner of two vertical levers at the right of the 

 driver's seat. A locking handle on the end of the lever must be 

 squeezed to lift an arm out of one of four notches when a shift is 

 required, the notches representing reverse, neutral, low, and direct 

 drive. The gears ran in lubricant. 



The clutch, located within the flywheel, is a leather-faced cone 

 disengaged by forward motion. It is held engaged by a very heavy 

 coil spring. The clutch is disengaged by depressing the brake pedal 

 or by pushing forward the hand brake lever. The foot brake operates 

 internal expanding shoes within the bronze brake drums attached 

 to the rear wheels, and the hand brake was formerly connected to 

 external contracting bands on the same drums. The hand system 

 now lacks the brake rods and one of the bands. A ratchet and pawl 

 holds the hand brake engaged. 



The rear-axle gearing is completely enclosed within a bronze hous- 

 ing, and the axle shafts are within tubular steel housings. The bevel 

 gears and the differential ran in lubricant. The driving gear has 

 35 and the driven gear 37 teeth, very nearly a 1-to-l ratio. A divided 

 truss rod beneath the differential housing helps support it. Semi- 

 elliptic springs, with full shackles at each end, attach the axle housing 

 to the frame. Radius rods at each side connect the housing to the 

 sides of the frame, while two torque arms to the right of the gear hous- 

 ing are connected to the transmission right rear support arm. The 

 transmission is connected to the rear-axle gearing by a short telescoping 

 drive shaft with a universal joint at front and rear. The two pieces 

 are keyed together to allow the smaller diameter shaft at the rear 

 to slide backward or forward within the hollow front portion. 



The front axle is a solid steel forging with a kick-up at each end. 

 It is held in place by two semielliptic springs with full shackles at 

 their rear ends. Spindles on the ends of the axle are connected by a 

 tie rod. The aluminum steering gear housing contains a double- 

 threaded worm and sector, the pitman arm of which is connected to 

 the right spindle by a long drag link. The steering wheel has four 

 spokes and a hub of bronze. The spring hangers for the six full 

 shackles of the four springs are also bronze. The four wooden-spoked 

 wheels carried clincher tires 22 inches in inside diameter. The wheel 

 base is 98 inches and the tread 56 inches. 



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