Show T J in Autos Weak I v If According to Oldfield ro- ro t I Vary That the Tf War ar Is Over wet Someone ne Should Endeavor to I Invent rrt n 11 Worth W hile lin- lin Y J- J ItI It I provement II Needed ceded 1 BY BARNEY OLDFIELD J Copyright lUlU 1119 b by King Jing features c Syndic Syndicate Inc THE 11 modern automobile is S such a a. JJ highly finished smooth running piece s' s o of mechanism that iVis itis rather an ungrateful task to say anything anything- un uncomplimentary unc u n c complimentary about one of tho individual ual mechanical units but I cant can't I leitho lei Ct t io trap transmission get away without expressing my candid opinion that ilis il ilis i is is s 1 the Itc poorest excuse foe for an nn important unit in a hi highly developed eloped mechanism m that anybody could ask One of the leading engineers in tho the automo automobile ile C industry said to me not so very fiery long n ago rt II Barney Barnoy we ve ough l to have hae beet been bee ashamed to lc let t the set gear stay y in the car as long lone as it has I hope when n this war is over that was before we had polished polish cd off Heinie that on out OUI r cu i gt r fraternity will fin find limo timo to replace the ordinary with wit l i something really ally worth while JJ Amen say sar I. I Perhaps now non the war is is over ove r the e n. n will vill f take ki Jl n n ny off and do this little thill thing thine Tho function of or tho the transmission or as ns It Is moro more correctly called culled Is to change chango tho the e effort ef effort ef- ef fort at the rear wheels In proportion t tl the e changing needs It is by means of at o the hc that we are nrc blo tomake to tomake make tho the wheels run slowly while tho tiro Is running fast Without the gear t tho motor car would woud hn haws have no flexibility llly ity of or operation This This' control over 01 tho the r effort ef effort ef- ef fort tort is gained b by by- meshing and ing luig various series of or scars g Iho he heJi Ji power is first generated in tho the en 1 n- n sine Is passed back through h the clu clutch to a a. propeller shaft which Is part of ot the tho transmission unit On this shaft haft are arc a S cert certain ln number of or gears which may bo ho shifted into or OUt of or another ti set t of or Sears scars mounted on nn another shaft known krown as tho the count countershaft rise i e Scars gears have oar arn ln nuni numbers cry I of of It t teeth ct h which v condition produces the he changes in Iho tho o Ef f tort rort The above description covers co the 1 g selective o which Is the most popular form in use tolla today This Thi t s type however does docs not enjoy a monopoly of ot the field as ns the planetary Y which Is used on the Ford FortI ca car must not be forgotten In o othe of oC f the fact that the thc planetary arse t Is rs used on but one ono car tho the numbers number in which this vehicle Is pu put out gives give IcsIs I cs S Is an Important In tho the field There Thero was waN still another typo type In 1 fre frequent I quent quint passenger car use uso a lew ye years year rs 5 s ago o known as tho the friction set sot bu buthe but I tho the la last t car that used this form Corm o of oC C transmission passed on somo throe thre years ears ago aso In the tho motor mote e truck t wo too find still another form of ut transmission transmission trans lIans mission known n sa the tho constant mesh but this haa has not achieve el an any standing stand stand- in big ing In the passenger car r field I If JC wo too note noto the direct connected transmission transmission transmission trans trans- mission of ot tho the steamer we have completed corn com tho the list of ot to bo ho found foun oun d tOda today I Friction Wo a Single le leFor For v of or operation the only y I that that of or at attention nt- nt was as ever er w worthy wa way tho the friction set which as I mentioned is now out of us use The trouble was that no materials material S capable of or reaping the benefit of oC th the Inherent virtues of or tho the construction I as a design have never novel been discovered dis covered ered In In construction this thi comprises one ono disc driven i iby by the thc engine and another connected I I with the rear wheels by means o of C chains Tho The driving diso of ot metal meta 1 Is Js brought into contact with lh tho driven wheel of ot fiber tiber the tho speed born being I determined b by the distance from the tit e center of or the d driving disc dl c. c In n I t n It nh v 1 1 hI 11 n en t I h has tho the tho virtue of ot giving u unlimited i I d d I numbers of oC speeds between Its minimum minimum mini mum and maximum rates of or travel The planetary planeta comprises a aset aset set of or spur gears ears always alwa's In mes mesh h with a 0 cen central tra I or sun gear In operation op op- n the scars gears are aro forced to re revolve re- re volvo volve on each other This Is accomplished accomplished pushed by stopping the movement o othe of or t the parts supporting the gears Sears which h I is controlled by a brake When th the e planetary is in high it Il revolves re f wolves olves as a 0 unit which gives Ives it a high n degree desree of ot efficiency The planetary y Is constructed to give 0 only n 1 Y I I two speeds It Is possible to build bulk d a set for tor three or even more speeds but this so complicates tho the construction construction construe tion as to eliminate the tho principal ad advantages nd advantages vantages which are arc simplicity an and d cheapness In construction If It the car owner will bear beat In mind min d the essential points In design of or the tin sliding selective ho will se seat see e at once tho the need for certain measures measure s of or care In driving and maintenance Hero Here are aro two shafts shaHs on which are LlO gears gear s of ot varying size To obtain tho the necessary needs nary sary speeds these sets of or gears ears mus must t bo bo- variously meshed Is it not evident eviden t tt that if tho the is thrown out o of ot t line if It the shafts shaHs become misaligned if It an any of or the gears ears are arc broken or fo toran for tor r an any other reason do not mesh properly properly prop prop- properly erly there thero Is certain to ensue a horrible horri ble noise whenever er tho the gears gears cars are arc shifted shifted shift ed cd from one engagement to another When these noises begin to be hear heard it is Inevitable that sooner or later tho tin o teeth of or the gears gear are going to b bo o chipped Pieces of or the tho metal will wor work k their way Into the other gears causing causin g worse worse noises gt throwing tho the shafts ou out t of or alignment and causing still nor moro e breakage Out of Alignment nt In cases where the has taller fallen out of ot alignment where the shafts have hav e been sprung tho the unsuspecting ca car r owner ma may replace broken gears i in n rn vain Tho The shafts are still sUll out of ot line and it will be only a short shout time timo before e the old familiar troubles will bo ho in n full lull swing a again aln The only thing thinS on earth arth that keeps keep s the poor crude oil performing b Its ita hard task task is lubrication plentiful and correct in quality The Tho car owner owns r should note noto that oil la is the proper lu Iu lu- lu t for tor tho the e and not grease as used to be thought When hen grea grease greas e is used tho the gears cut paths In tho tin semisolid lubricant and thereafter re ro TO- TO volvo volve in the air In summer a some what t hn heavier ler oil may bo be used because iu u mm mo tOO somewhat and in winter th the cold tends to congeal congeal con con- geal the thinner oil Three times Umes a a. season or every 1000 miles of running It Is well to drain the tho transmission case flush lush it out with kerosene and then refill It with fresh oil olL There Is always a certain amount of or metallic metal metal- lic PO powder ground round off oct by by gears and this destroys the value plue of ot time the lubricant hence the need for periodic changes There Thero IB is no telling what form Conn the ultimate will take talce Probably none of or tho the t types pes with which we are familiar will havo have that honor Within the past year or so there has appeared a a. hydraulic which certainly seems seema to offer possibility of oc development develop develop- ment although It has not yet et found a place on an any car so far tar as I 1 know But Dut ono one thing Is sure lure the present typo of lu is too clumsy to last cr very long and I J for tor one shah Khali be glad slad to see the da day of ot ill Ha its passing get here M n ANSWERS Barney Oldfield OldfIeld Do Do you think I could use uso one of those new patent de de- de carbonizing l preparations to clean the engine engine- of or a two-ton two truck G M M. Some of ot the compounds have I real merit for tor use In an any engine tho size sizo Is not material If Ie I wore in your our place I would have ha the cylinders scraped That is the tho one positive edy cay for tor- carbon earbon deposits rem Barney I Oldfield-I I am nm turning a touring chassis Into a speeder and I would to shorten the tho frame Where 1 can I have t it done v I L. L p l' l See Seo any firm specializing In welding The frame and drive shaft can bo be split and together with satisfactory results result Barney n rucy Can Can Can you OU tell mo rile what it would coat cost to equip my Ford car nh a 5 set t of ot tre wheels C C. M. M r A A BeL ec M wire wheels f tv v a I hard FOrd ord w will well lI cost Est from about 75 up according to the tho make malto you select Barney Barne Oldfield I Oldfield I am having hayIng trouble trou trou- trouble ble with tho acceleration of ot m my engino en on- on gino gine After Alter I make a start If It I 1 try to pick up q quickly the tho engine chokes chokos up badly an and I have havo to slow down I cant can't figure this out Can you bellmo help bell mo me R. R T. T Your trouble is undoubtedly due duo to too lean a a. mixture For Tor quick acceleration you cu need a rich mixture forthe for tor forthe the tho Instant When tho the has dashpot t control the trouble is likely to be here If It you will write me again and tell me the tho name namo of or the car and carburetor I i will Sivo you OU somo some definite definite dell dell- nite advice ad Barney Oldfield The Tho number one onoe cylinder of ot my engine Is giving mo ate a lot of or trouble through fouling and misfiring What do de you oU suppose is the cause H II H. R R. G G. G Your trouble ma may bo ho due to several causes Tho The rings may be bo badly fitted the cylinder may b bo worn oval or r bo be badly pitted or the tho rings may be stuck in the grooves The rhe only thing to do is to dismantle tho the engine test tho the bl bore boro re and at at the sane same time measure measure meas meas- ure uro the piston Remove the rings and refit them In tho the cylinder clinder if It they aro are not too to much worn Tho The clearance at nt the ends when they ate Je are In tho the 8 il der del shows whether or not they are aro too far worn If this condition exists ts fit tit new rings and unless you u are arc able able to do a good jo job have havo It done by the repairman re repairman re- re and watch him do the work so that you can do it another time d The principal United States Slates navy V m yards arc are at Brooklyn N X Y Y Boston Portsmouth N N. N II n. n Philadelphia Washington Wash Wash- ington Charle Charleston S S. S C. 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