PEUGEOT 404 User Manual

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FIG 6 :32 Checking alignment of clutch housing
faces
FIG
6:33 ReÍitting the
gear
assembly
Key
to
Fig
6 :33
pl
ate
1
3rd/4th
gear
in neutral
2 Backing
forward
speeds
and
reverse.
Owing
to
the torque
multiplication
available there
is
a smooth
pÍogression
through the ratios Írom rest
to maximum
speed.
A selector lever
and
indicating
quadrant
are mounted
on the steering column
by
means
of which the
driver
selects
the driving ranges required.
Six
positions
are
marked
on
the
quadrant,
P, R, N,
3,
2
and 1 which
indicate
the
following
operating
conditions.
P-Parking:
The
gearbox
is in
the neutÍal
position.
The
engine
may
be started
and run without
any drive
being transmitted
to
the
rear
wheels.
A mechanical
device locks
the trans-
mission
and
prevents
the car from
moving in
either
direction.
This must
never be selected
when
the car
is in
motion.
P404
FIG 6:34 Fitting
the
gear
housing bolts
FIG 6:35
Checking the accuracy of the half housing
Í itting
R
-Reverse:
As its
name implies is
for
driving backwards. This
position
should not
be selected while the car is tíavelling
forwards.
N-Neutral:
The
gearbox
is in the neutral
position
as
ih
P but the
transmission is
not locked.
3-Automatic:
When selected from rest
the car
pulls
away in 1st speed
and changes automatically
into 2nd
and 3rd at
speeds
dependent
upon
the
accelerator
pedal position
and
the
speed of the car. Down changes are similarly eÍfected.
2-Locking in second:
This
position gives
automatic changes as
in
3 but
never
moves into
3 or
high
gear.
lÍ
2
is selected when in high
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PEUGEOT 404 Specifications

General

Brand	PEUGEOT
Model	404
Category	Automobile
Language	English