Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
.S|MPL|F|ED LESSONS IN
CARE OF AUTOMOBILES
+nginccr Frederick {. Gucrrlich
- : Explains the Use of the
ClutchC.
BY FREDERICK c. GUERRLlCH
Lesson No. ODD.


Lesson No. 222.
Before a person can drive n car
We'll. he must bc able 10 properly
manipulate, his clutch.
There many drivers. who have
been ut the wheel OF a car for some
jerk ana who. when their ca Il
parked with others and IN close
quarters find ii almost Impossible
10 get IT gu; without moving the
uthcrs. 1t is their failure 10 prODcr.y
use the clutch, which is responsio;c
In most cases the fault is no; theirs
onejMho instructed them IN driving.
driver how 10 star, the car. simply
tell him 10 let tn. clutch up SLOWLY.
THIS - not enough.
The proper way TO star; ear Is
TO SHIFT 20 low, give the engine a
-.NItie gas, and then. while observing
.s-s-ac Gar. let the clutch in very Slowly.
.--Aattii the car Just begins TO move,
s-sS.is;iiIie IN, s;oppinS altogether, un-
.%S5il .-:ae ear has moved 4 few :set.
~ s;s5;.g.nsa, and while the car is in mo-
fc.T.. ttpn, the clutch can slowly tie let in
II Is this stopping OF the raising
.shI clutch pedal. or "holdins she
Holding the clutch in this way
allows il to slip This means that
ION between the TWO members of
the clutch, the force OF this fraction
being just enough 20 move the ear
s.nwly. but notscnough 10 e!thsr sta!!
Etoc engine or make the car jump
ahead
In ;ollinsl Of previous lesson Of
~now the clutch depends upon friction
Tor its action. used thu illustration
81 how, when boat Is 10 be towct
hy another, a man VIII take hold
Q! the tow-linc and @TadHally. lei
=. s. fS M hs
-lQat which is 10 b" towcd - III mo-
1-.s-.ten, when he Will gradually let it
! 81 echne ,aut, and then Will let Il go
J. - hpgethrr. the knot replacing his
..<<.Sa ,ds Holding the Clutch is like the
-S'fet'ihg OF the rope slip through the
Another thing which many drivers
cannot accomplish the success Of
which depends upon The L-anipula.
lion Of the clutch. is the starting OF
the Gar on a steep Srade
spinning clutch wili cause q
clash. or grinding. OF the gears when
going from neutral TO any gear 1t
can .C distinguished from the drag
ing by ihe fac; that 4 little time
IS allowed to elapse, before making
IN" Shlft, there Will he no grinding.
which Will no; be true Of the drag
The clutch mus, stop spinning
@aah to and stoi me the eT sa Ms'Gm rs y
not be too powerful. or shifting from
one scar 10 mother viii oe difficult,
cars the shift can be made easier II
the clutch pedal is M pushed all the
way down. though this is the reverse
or the rule.
Faulty. adjustment; OF The meehan-
Ism between thr pedal and the
clutch. by means Of which the dis
tancc the Gluten is pulled back +.
regulated. = The cause OF all three
~ the above. These adjustments
vary greatly IN design. hut in the
Illustration. 1 show the Two which
arr The most common.
In some cars the pedal is, con-
as shown a. \. one ;lanee will have
The bolt hole q little closer Than the
other, there beiug about TWO more
NOES IN H. By this ARRANGEMENT
Gluten can he obtained. Thus. by
iaktrE ;he bolts on, OF the holes
.'llr%ff ! and Inserting them In the
fo.eS inasHed :. NIL Tesui, in LITTLE
more throw of The Gluten
IN otk=- cars .hcre Is rod with
tu,n-suck!e. IS R. for connecting |
ne pcta! - ;Ae clutch ;h.o~-ou: |
mat Eou wi! have 20 study this |
ca Eoa- car 20 sec whether shorten
sHc or Frightening the rod w!ll give !
greater throw
7" accomplish ,his press down on /
hot1 the 0ra.e aai clutch pedal. 1
Sn.l, 20 low gear. give the engine I,
Stee9er the grade the more Gasl. and /.
thcn Slowly e; up on both pedals.
the Clutch pcda! = little faster than
: thv hFahr lou VIII finally como 10
T. N3'0t ~ letting IN the clutch. where
i,r engine and clutch wii. preyent
i9e car from sliding back Hold me I,
H'&n al ms point, quickly lot 20 !
ne bT@he give the cng!n. more gas
tho car begins to move slowly lei
iAt clutch Ia the rest o: the way
Many drivers prefer 10 hold the
.Ar rom SlldlnE back hv the hand (