Washington County News | 1926-05-27 | Page 7 | Propeller Shafts Very Difficult to Handle

Propeller Shafts Very DifHcuIt to Handle Propeller shafts are difficult to remove re-move and replace when reassembling the car after a rear-end repair job. Most repair men do this work by hand, although it is a back and arm-breaking arm-breaking proposition. A common screw-.iack with rachet handle can be made to assist greatly not only in this but in other repairs. The jack is bolted to a wooden base to which casters are fitted so that it rr 1 )::r&n::L:-3 -.. ifC. j SCRtw V E3i WOO0EM ' Jack for Propeller-Shaft Repairs. may be rolled around. A special yoke, made to hold the shaft, fits in place of the usual jack top, as shown in the illustration. Sy having the yoke a loose fit on the screw lop it Is free to turn In all directions. To operate, the jack Is placed beneath be-neath the shaft tube and Is elevated until the yoke takes the weight of the unit. The set screw Is then tightened and the outfit Is ready to be pulled out. This also keeps the splined end of the shaft out of the dirt. Popular Science Monthly,