Fossil Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Ran across an ad for a 1932 Buick 67 and in one of the photos under the car, attached to the transmission is what appears to be some kind of vacuum canister. What is it for? Vacuum assisted clutch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Desert model 45 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Wizard control 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37_Roadmaster_C Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Oregon Desert model 45 said: Wizard control Please explain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Desert model 45 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Buick’s free-wheeling clutch mechanism that allowed the car to coast out of gear, when you took your foot off the gas pedal. Not real popular, and perhaps problematical. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Look here --->https://forums.aaca.org/topic/320972-function-of-this-1932-part-on-344cid/ and here ---->https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2101301/1932-buick-model-56-business-coupe-more-wizardry-less-cost/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckfmtexas Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 The canister holds vacuum to aid in shifting the car with a red round pedal on the floorboard. It was designed to help women drive the car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8-8-Dave Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 The idea was to allow clutch-less shifts once the car was rolling. Once the car was rolling in low gear you could step on the red pedal and then make shifts up and down until you stopped at which point you had to use the clutch to get the car rolling again. It was very troublesome and as others have indicated, commonly removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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