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1. Depress clutch pedal to disengage the clutch .
2. Move
shift l ever across neutral to left, against the spr ing
tension as far as it will go. Move lever back into reverse
(fig. 11).
3. If . parking brake is on, release the brake.
4. Push down sligh tl y on accel era t or pedal and at the same
time slowly engage the clutch. Control the vehicle speed with
the accelerator.
Shift ing to Reverse (3-speed transmission).
The vehicle s hould not be moving f orwar d when shifting
to
rev erse .
1.
Depre ss clutch pedal to . disengage the clutch.
2. Raise shift l ever up across ne utral and forward into
reverse position. (fig. 1 2).
3. If parking brake is on, rel ease the brake.
4. Push down slig htl y on accelerator pedal and at the same
time slowly engage the clutch. Control the vehicle speed with
the accele rat or. .
Shifting to Lower Gears
To obtain more pulling power for negotiating bad roads
or climbing hills, or to travel at unusually sl ow speed it is
sometimes necessary to shift to lower transm ission gears.
The s hift from hi gh to second with the 3-speed synchro-me sh
transmission or from high to third or third to second with the
4-speed synchro-mesh transmiss i on is aeeomplished in the
same manner as un-shifting.
The following procedure s houl d be used when shifting the
3-speed or 4-speed transmission from second to low.
1. Disengage the clutch and s hift the trans mission into
neutral while maintaining enough press ur e on accel erator to
noticeably
increa se engine speed.
2. Enga ge clutch and quickly disengage it again.
3. Shift into the next lower gear quickly and then gradua lly
engage clutch.
Shifting Two-Speed Rear Ax le
The vacuum shift ma kes this operation compar atively
simple as it is unnecessary to declutch while shifting. The
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