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both shoes, or undue friction will be produced on the slid- 

 ing ring making the lever hard to handle. A good way to 

 adjust the turn-buddes is to apply a large wrench to them, 

 when the clutch is in engagement, and lengthen the toggle 

 levers until the shoes are pressed hard against the rim. In 

 this manner, the shoes can be given equal and sufficient 

 pressure and when the clutch is drawn out of engagement, 

 the shoes will clear the rim. Of course, the jam-nuts 

 must be loosened before adjusting, and tightened after- 

 wards. The inside end of the fly-wheel hub should touch 

 the hub of the clutch arm, or the sliding ring cannot carry 

 the toggle levers beyond the straight line. This happens 

 when the fly-wheel has become loosened and worked to- 

 wards the end of the shaft. The wooden shoes are easily 

 replaced when worn out. Examine the clutch and see 

 that it is properly adjusted before starting up or down a 

 very steep hill. If it be in good order, it will not fail to 

 do its work. 



Oiling the Clutch. When the engine is traveling, the 

 entire clutch moves together, with the exception of the 

 trunnion-ring. This, then, should be oiled when the en- 

 gine is on the road. When threshing, the clutch remains 

 stationary, while the shaft revolves within it. The long 

 sleeve should then be oiled and also the end of the fly- 

 wheel hub where it comes in contact with the end of the 

 sleeve. There are eight or nine oil-holes in the sleeve, 

 three of which are drilled between the teeth of the pinion. 

 There is also an oil-hole in the upper trunnion of the trun- 



