Hand Brake Lever - Chevrolet Fleetmaster Series 1947 Owner's Manual

Movement of the gear shift lever, mounted on the steering
column below the steering . wheel, requires only a very small per-
centage of the force necessary to shift gears with
th~
conven-
tional gear shift lever. This makes it possible for the driver to shift
the transmission gears safely and conveniently without remov-
ing the hand from the steering wheel.
Fig. ll-Gear Shifting
The gear shift lever may be placed
in anyone of five positions-neutral,
reverse, first, second and third. The
travel of the lever is the same as that
of the conventional floorboard lever,
except that it moves in a vertical
plane instead of a horizontal plane.
The operation of the lever in engaging
the gears consecutively is as follows:
1. See that gear shift lever is in neutral position (lever may
be moved up and down).
2. First speed-With clutch
p~dal
depressed, raise lever
toward steering wheel and pull toward the rear of the car until
it is fully engaged in first speed location; then gradually release
clutch pedal.
3. Second speed-With clutch pedal depressed, push lever
toward the front of car. Lever will cross through neutral position
moving away from steering wheel and engage second speed posi-
tion. Release clutch pedal.
4. Third speed-With clutch pedal depressed, pull lever
toward the rear of-the car until lever has reached the end of its
travel into third speed position.
S.
Reverse-With car at a stand-
still, depress clutch pedal raise lever,
and push forward.
HAND BRAKE LEVER
The hand brake lever is intercon-
nected with the rear service brakes
and is used for -holding the car when
parked or when about to get under
way up a steep grade.
Fig. 12-Hand Brake
Lever
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