Pages 30–34 (5 pages)
Power Transmission System
From the Chalmers Light Six Model 26 Instruction Book
How power reaches the rear wheels through the clutch, transmission, universal joints, propeller shaft, differential and live axles. The chapter describes the cork-insert multiple-disc clutch running in oil, the three-speed selective sliding-gear transmission with its shifting forks and slide rods, the sliding-gate lever with its interlocking push button, speed-changing procedure and adjustment of the shifting mechanism.
Read this section free, starting at page 30What this section covers
- Multiple-disc cork insert clutch
- Selective sliding-gear transmission
- Gear shift lever movements
- Speed changing procedure
- Adjusting the gear shifting mechanism
- Make
- Chalmers
- Vehicle
- Passenger Cars
- Type
- Owner's Manual
- Models
- Chalmers "Light Six" Model 26 (5-passenger touring car, coupelet)
- Pages
- 51
What’s inside
Book of instructions
- Title Pages, Contents and IntroductionThe cover, a frontispiece of the 5-passenger touring car, the title page with the coupelet, the contents and illustration lists, and the Chalmers introduction to owners.pp. 1–5
- Operation and How to Drivepp. 6–10
- Directions for Lubrication and Semi-Monthly InspectionA chassis plan view (Fig. 2) showing where to lubricate and with what, a lubrication schedule by mileage from every 100 miles to every 2,000 miles, and a checklist for inspecting compression, ignition, water system, gear shifting, brakes, steering, springs and bolts.pp. 11–13
- Principle of the Four-Cycle Motor and the Five SystemsThe four strokes of a T-head motor explained by comparison with a muzzle-loading rifle, and an outline of the car's five systems: gasoline, circulation, ignition, lubrication and transmission.pp. 14–15
- Gasoline Systempp. 16–19
- Ignition Systempp. 20–23
- Water Circulation SystemThermo-siphon cooling with no water pump: filling the radiator, the overflow pipe, fan belt tension set with the eccentric bracket, and flushing the radiator, cylinder jackets and carburetor water jacket.pp. 24–25
- Lubrication Systempp. 26–29
- Power Transmission Systempp. 30–34
- Electric Starting and Lighting Systemspp. 35–40
- Proper Care of Motorpp. 41–45
- Running Gear, Cold Weather, Troubles and IndexAccording to the contents list, these pages hold the running gear chapter with brake construction (Fig. 16), cold weather procedure, troubles, miscellaneous suggestions, how to wash the car, and the index. The scan has no text layer for most of these pages.pp. 46–51