TAKE TIME

NZ Truth, Issue 1207, 17 January 1929, Page 13

TAKE TIME

• When* Handling Clutch One of the forms of car abuse which many drivers unconsciously indulge m is letting up the clutch pedal before completing ■-:-. •■: lift into any one of the several a--.r combinations. THIS permits engine power to be transmitted to the rear wheels through half-meshed gear. The resulting strain on the gear teeth ought to be The most common form of this is engaging the clutch too soon when shifting to high. Unfortunately the habit is more damaging here because of the fact that when a car is m high the arrangement is not a meshing of gears. The high sliding gear is pushed against the side of the clutch gear, "dogs", on each gear catching into each other. These can be badly worn through the habit of letting the clutch pedal up too soon. Take plenty of time shifting. There seldom is need to hurry m getting back into high.