THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 10TH EDITION

This book in 4 parts: part 1 which includes chapters on engineering drawings, bearings and gearing, fundamental principles of mechanics; part 2 with the following chapters: general principles of heat engines, engine balance, constructional details of engine, six-, eight- and twelve-cylinder engines, sleeve-valve and special engines, compression-ignition engine, two-stroke engine, carburation and carburetors, fuel supply: air cleaning, supercharging and superchargers, fuel for automobile engines, lubrication, engine cooling, potential for future development; part 3: transmission requirements, clutches, gearbox (object, gearboxes, torque converters and automatic gearboxes), universal joints, driving steered wheels, and alternative drive systems, the differential, back axle, axle constructions, double-reduction axle; part 4: basic structure of the carriage unit, brakes, servo- and power operated brake systems, front axle and steering power-operated brake systems, front axle and steering mechanism, suspension principles and systems, six-wheel vehicles. (Author/TRRL)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0408011572
• Corporate Authors:

  Butterworths and Company Publishers, Limited

  Borough Green
  Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8PH,   England 
• Authors:
  • NEWTON, K
  • STEEDS, W
  • GARRETT, T K
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 742

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Axles; Brakes; Carburetors; Clutches; Compression; Cooling; Engines; Fuels; Ignition; Lubrication; Manuals; Mechanics; Motors; Servomechanisms; Steering; Superchargers; Suspension systems; Transmissions; Vehicles; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cylinders
• Old TRIS Terms: Supercharging
• ITRD Terms: 1322: Axle; 1361: Brake; 1243: Car; 1373: Carburettor; 1323: Clutch; 5532: Compression; 6711: Cooling (mater); 3850: Fuel; 1327: Ignition; 3839: Lubrication; 5455: Mechanics; 1334: Motor; 1326: Servo; 8526: Textbook; 1333: Transmission (veh); 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395591
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-408-01157-2
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM