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Show MAXWELL CLUTCH IS OF HIGHEST TYPE Many Inconveniences and Troubles Eliminated by Late Improvements. I Sudden taking hold of the clutch of an automobile, that frequent and exasperating exas-perating annoyance in the operation of the ordinary mac.hino which all hut precipitates pre-cipitates the passengers from the car and works considerable damage to the motor car in general, is said to have been completoly eliminated in the Maxwell Max-well through a unique construction of the Maxwell clutch. Engineers and expert automobile builders for many years have sought a solution of this problem, the same bf-ing bf-ing the subject of painstaking investigation investi-gation and experimentation. To a greater great-er or lesser degree it is said this damaging damag-ing annoyance in the driving of a motor car has been eliminated and it is stated stat-ed that the Maxwell Motor company has been eminently successful in completely doing away with even the possibilities of a suddenly gripping clutch. In order to obtain this desirable feature fea-ture in automobile construction the Maxwell clutch assembly housing has been so constructed that the clutch is continually subjected to an oil bath. When operating the clutch in making gear changes the clutch falls back into position in such a manner that the film of oil which gathers on the clutch lining is gradually, but rapidly, squeegeed from the lining.' the clutch at the same time taking a firmer and firmer bold. The operation is automatic, but absolutely sure, and without jar to the car. The speed with which it is accomplished accom-plished depends largely upon the speed at which the car is traveling and the dexterity of the driver in making gear changes. It is stated by the best-posted authorities authori-ties that a roughly operating clutch does an immeasurable amount of damage to a car in a short period of time, producing produc-ing quickly rear axle trouble, motor trouble and finally laying up the car. A. smooth, evenly operating clutch is, therefore, regarded as being highly essential es-sential to a long, useful life of an automobile, au-tomobile, hence . the Maxwell builders make an especial point of this featuro of that machine. |