New Solid Brake Cross Shaft A new service brake cross shaft assembly has been designed and is now standard on all cars and trucks. The new shaft replaces the old style cross shaft and equalizer assembly, as the old assembly is obsolete and will not be carried for service. The new shaft is unusually efficient, …
Should be adjusted to suit individual requirements. For average driving during cold weather a charging rate of 10 amperes at 1500 R. P. M. will prove satisfactory.
The new inside and outside door handles which are now furnished as standard equipment on open cars can be easily installed on Phaetons and Roadsters not so equipped, by proceeding as follows: Remove old lock. Place new lock in place, fastening with two screws to locate. Drill through square hole in lock dog, using a …
The carburetor choke lever has been redesigned to permit easy choking when cranking the engine by hand. This change consists of adding a hole at the end of the lever (see “A,” Fig. 609) so that a wire or piece of twine can be easily attached for choking. ((609))
The intermediate and high sliding gear and the low and reverse sliding gear are now fitted to exceptionally close limits on the trans- mission main shaft. In addition the parts are selectively assembled. This procedure insures extremely accurate fitting and it eliminates any possibility of the gears coming out of mesh. The new dimensions of …
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Installation of A-11350 Special Replacement Starter (Bendix) Drive On Model “A” cars and trucks in production since early October, 1928, the A-11350-C 8/10 pitch bendix drive has been used. For this drive the starting motor armature shaft has a diameter of 5/8-inch. This drive has a special form of ten tooth pinion and we call …
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((558)) Not infrequently owners of the business coupe desire to add to the attractiveness of their cars by installing landau irons. To meet this demand we are now furnishing through service, landau irons complete with necessary parts for installation, for the business coupe. Installation instructions First locate the drilled hole in both quarter lock pillars …
The starter switch assembly spring has been changed from an angular to a flat spring, and the top of the starter motor terminal machined flat instead of at an angle so that it will correspond with the spring. The change in the switch necessitated making a slight change in the position of the battery to …
((560)) 7.25 to 1 ratio stuck axles have the letter A stamped on the left axle housing next to the rivets on the bell (See Fig 560). 5.17 to 1 ratio axles are stamped with the letter B at the same point.
((576)) Front wheel toe-in has been changed from 3/16” to 1/16” plus or minus 1/32”. (See A and B Fig. 576) This new adjustment insures the maximum front tire life. Change in spindle arm Spindle arms A-3130-B and A-3131-B have also been changed, i.e., the distance between center line of shoulder (which fits in the …
To prevent any possibility of rear axle lubricant working past the keyway in the axle shaft, the outer end of the rear hub is now counterbored 3/32” deep and a gasket (composition washer A-22374) placed in the counter-bore. The gasket is held in place by steel washer A-22371 and the axle shaft nut.
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