Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-09
.s|MPL|E|ED LESSONS IN
.CARE OF THE AUTOMOBILE
!, Grinding In Mcshes OF Gears Due To
Faulty Clutch Action and Not
,ssf,' to Transmission.
.tcopyrish,. 1921, by Frederick G.
GnerriiCh.)
SI-'rt yESSn< IN ...t
At'ro LESSON No. ...:t.
Transui fSsinu Troubles.

Most of the annoying ella shing and
grinding OF gears when they arc
shifted into mesh is due not 10 a
fault in the transmission itself. hut
10 a fault in the action OF the clutch.
Thus. If. when going from neutral TO
first speed or reverse. or any other
speed. there is bad clash OF the
gears. even though the clutch he held
out for some time before the shift is
made. IL is a SiSn that the clutch is
dragging. Again, II the clutch must
be held out FOR some time before
shifting. hut II SO held out the shift
can he made without noise. il is I
sign that the clutch is spinning.
When il is hard TO shit; the gears
without noise while the car is run
ming. then. too. the dragging clutch
is TO blame. This. however. may also
he due TO the clutch brake acting too
powerfully. IA this case the trouble
can often he avoided py not pushing
the pedal down al the way.
The gear-sh.ft lever on practically
AL modern cars is OF the bali and
socket type. Sometimes ~ little rust
Will come on the ball. which VIII
cause IN" shifting - ne difficult. In
this case the lever Will seem to stick
as you begin 10 shift or when YOU
PASS across at neutral. The remedy
is to clean the ball with a Kerosene
soaked cloth and then put drop or
1.-TWO OF oil on II. ii need not tc taken
out.
Sometimes on a new car the start
OF III. shift viii be Difficult; for per-
son who IS not very strong. In this
case tn" shift can generally hc made
easier by letting up on the loCkin.
These locking pluncers. a: which
there are two, act upon tn. shifier
rods 50 as TO prevent the gears conf
inS out Of mesh or their own ac-
IL.
BY !ooscnin. on the screw the
start Of the shaft can hc made easier.
IL the gears hay. Il tendency to get
out OF mesh. then tightening this
screw may remedy this trouble.
On old ears, wh"r. the ball bear
inss ar. badly worn. or where the
gears ar" badly worn at an anul.
the gears VIII come out OF mesh. Re-
placing either the bearing or the
gears ~ the only remcdy.
For the fabrication OF the trans
mission YOU can use either a grease
which VIII flow freely or u heavy
Steam engine OIL. Re guided by Your
obstruction book as 10 the proper
str"Ct'on book. have some enc at the
service station OF the car show yoll
In time ,hc grease o. oil may be-
gan !" work ont along the shaft Ia
prevent TINS thcr" j. usually fur
niShed "a felt washer and a nut which
VIII take VII the wear of the washer
tis. shows how this nut generally
JOCKS. To prevent the oil work INK
ou, remove the nut look II and then
screw in the nut about one turn ana
r"plac" the lock.
TO prevent the oil working out un-
der the covers. - paper HaSk"t ,hlot
ting paper * rNc"Ileni) is made. and
then coated Win shcllac.
Most OF the noise OF shifting H. ,lu.
TO The operator ana. IN enc writer's
opinion. this il because the operator
IS afraid Of making the noise. and so
hurr.cs the shift. II the shift he mad"
calmly and deliberately. without
either rushing or h.>itatinr during
IN" SHIFT il Will hr found easy. In
most cars the sniff from first Ia Sec
ohd should b" comparatiycly Slow.
while from second TO high IL can he
made fairly fast
The beginner viii find il harder TO
shtft down--that is, from third to
second Or second TO hrst--thar to
smut M. The little knack in doing
mas Is 10 start the movement OF the
lever Al the same moment or "a little
ahead of the pressing down on IN.
clutch pedal and doing the latter
rather slowly.
When backing and hlling" never
Shiit lie gears until the ear has been
Wrought TO - complete stop. Failur.
70 40 mis- Will put great strain on
Inc entire ear and may result i'm :, !
stripped gear.