Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-14 | Page 14 | Winning Feature of Pierce-Arrow Clutch

WINNING FEATURE OF PIERCE-ARROW CLUTCH ' A featuro of tho later Plerco-Arrow models that Is causing a good deal of notice no-tice among owners and drivers la the refinement re-finement of the clutch. An experienced driver familiar with his car is able In most cases, no matter how brutal his clutch, to start his machine without Jerking; Jerk-ing; "With tho refined Pierce-Arrow clutch any operator can get a smooth start. To all outward appearances tho clutch Is with" the exception of the oil retaining ring:, unchanged, but upon closer Investigation Investi-gation there will be found six small steel springs placed underneath the leather facing1, forcing the surface of tho slutch out at these points "When first engaged the six small surfaces take the Initial strain, but the total amount of surfaco engaged Is not sufficient to cause tho car to Jump as is the case where the full surface engages at once. As the clutch Is gradually forced Into engagement tho springs flatten out until when tho clutch Is all the way In the entire en-tire surface has become evened.