How To Drive A Motorcar
A Key To The Subtleties Of Motoring

HOW TO DRIVE A MOTORCAR revolving pinion on the layshaft the stationary first- speed wheel on the primary shaft, which is in direct engagement with the tailshaft of the stationary car. i §et ®ec?nd a slight pause is requisite to allow t e layshaft to slow down, which is usually provided Su Sciently by the practical movement of changing the gear and the passage through the neutral position To get into the third speed again a little pause is requisite—provided kindly by the natural order of affairs—m this case by having to pass through the gate. £o come mto the top speed, still another pause is requisite, which should be made in this case by allowing the change-speed lever to rest for a second, or it may be two seconds, in the neutral before putting it into the op gear notch. The amount of time for resting between the changes depends largely on the type and eftciency of the clutch stop fitted. The ratios of the gear wheels selected are taken rather on account of their simplicity than as exemplary of an ordinary pro- portion for actual use. J p nl^L;fhiS haf aI1 Jbeen /Tly straightforward and plain-sailing work, as beyond the mere question of wait- ing a moment before engaging the first gear and wait- ing a moment before engaging the top gear, the theoreticaJ requirements are automatically accom- phshed by the natural construction of the gearbox and the conditions which obtain. It is now necessary to consider the work of changing down, which is a mors difficult art, and although so much time has been spent on the explanation of the comparatively simple changes, nevertheless the know- ledge gamed will help us greatly in coming to a com- plete understanding of the more difficult operation of eiluctmg a perfect change from a higher to a lower gear. 92