GEAR CHANGE
Although the old system of gear changing by engaging rotating toothed wheels sideways still remains with us we seem to be on the eve of some development. Gear changing has always been a matter of some difficulty and with the ever-growing use of motor vehicles by people who have no mechanical knowledge and are not interested in the why and wherefore of the technical details of their cars, it would seem that attention to this matter nas become increasingly urgent; Most of the makers have gone carefully into the matter and several firms have recently redesigned their gearboxes with a view to giving easier nn&! smoother manipulation. The introduction of the free-wheel may have had its effect in bringing this matter forward fox the free-wheel does give.even the novice the chance of changing without noise, and,the conventional type, must be brought up to the same stage of perfection.
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 46, 24 April 1930, Page 10
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150GEAR CHANGE Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 46, 24 April 1930, Page 10
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