Figure 59. — Chassis of National Museum's 1902 Franklin car during restoration 



in early 1 947. 



the front of the frame (fig. 59). Front axle and rear-axle 

 housing are tubular, with the rear-axle housing connected 

 by stay rods to a center cross member of the frame. Four 

 full-elliptic springs are used for the two axles. The wheels 

 are wire-spoked, but the rims are not original, now mount- 

 ing 30-by-3-inch clincher tires instead of 28-by-3-inch tires. 

 The replacement rims are mounted over the original ones. 

 The exposed differential at the left of the center of the 

 rear-axle housing is connected by a long chain to the plan- 

 etary transmission at the left end of the engine. The 

 brake pedal at the right actuates an external contracting 

 band on the brake drum of the differential unit. Two 

 large grease cups supply lubrication to the two rear-wheel 

 bearings in the ends of the rear-axle housing. 



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