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Originally Posted by Joggernot
After reading this and a couple links, I find I like it. I assume no modern ICE car has this? Excellent technology for the early 30's.  |
Voila:
Here's a view of the little freewheel unit clearly visible along with the attached diff:
http://www.vintagesaab.com/images/freewheel.jpg
The humble and mighty SAAB 96 bore a freewheel throughout its production run, right up to 1980, even though the original reason for its inclusion, the old two-stroke three-cylinder that needed not to overrun its fuel-oil mix during closed-throttle deceleration, had been out of production for over a decade.
The freewheel could be a service hassle. Some owners fitted springs under the handles of theirs, to hold them in a locked position. Some - namely, Dad - tied a length of twine from the handle to the handbrake pivot. Whatever it takes.
Just one fine example of another hapless SAAB owner:
