Pages 24–27 (4 pages)

Gearbox, steering, suspension, rear axle and clutch

From the 1946–1948 Jaguar 1.5 Litre Instruction Book

Year
1946, 1947, 1948
Make
Jaguar
Models
1½ Litre Model (saloon and drop-head coupe), four-cylinder
Pages
36

Synchro-mesh gearbox, the Elliot-type front axle and steering adjustments (stiff, heavy and kicking steering, column mounting), semi-elliptic springs with Silentbloc bushes, Girling-Luvax shock absorbers and fluid, hypoid rear axle end float and propeller shaft marks, and the Borg and Beck single dry plate clutch with pedal free travel.

What this section covers

  • Gearbox
  • Front axle and steering
  • Springs and shock absorbers
  • Hypoid rear axle
  • Clutch