Motor Manuals, Volume 3Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1951 - Automobiles |
Contents
CONTENTS Authors Preface to Fifth Edition | 7 |
THE FRAME | 27 |
THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | 44 |
Copyright | |
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accelerator adjustment arranged Austin A40 automatic back axle ball bearings bevel pinion brake band brake drum brake pedal brake shoes cardan shafts cent centre chassis frame connected device differential gear disc employed engaged epicyclic gear final drive fitted flywheel free-wheel friction front axle front wheels gear changing gear lever gear ratio gearbox hydraulic inner latter lubrication mechanism mesh method mounted move movement operation outer overdrive piston plunger position pressure plate propeller shaft pump radius rear axle rear brakes rear wheels release reverse road wheels roller rotate rubber screw selector servo shackle shock absorbers shown in Fig sliding splined springing system steel steering column Steering Gear steering wheel stub axle synchromesh thrust top gear torque converter torsion bars transmission transmitted tube tyre unit universal coupling universal joint unsprung weight usual vacuum valve vehicles washers wear weight whilst