| Preface to the second edition | p. vii |
| Preface to the first edition | p. ix |
| Vehicle structure | p. 1 |
| Integral body structure | |
| Engine, transmission and body structure mountings | |
| Fifth wheel coupling assembly | |
| Trailer and caravan drawbar couplings | |
| Semi-trailer landing gear | |
| Automatic chassis lubrication system | |
| Friction clutch | p. 37 |
| Clutch fundamentals | |
| Angular driven plate cushioning and torsional damping | |
| Clutch friction materials | |
| Clutch drive and driven member inspection | |
| Clutch misalignment | |
| Pull type diaphragm clutch | |
| Multiplate diaphragm type clutch | |
| Lipe rollway twin driven plate clutch | |
| Spicer twin driven plate angle spring pull type clutch | |
| Clutch (upshift) brake | |
| Multiplate hydraulically operated automatic transmission clutches | |
| Semicentrifugal clutch | |
| Fully automatic centrifugal clutch | |
| Clutch pedal actuating mechanisms | |
| Composite flywheel and integral single plate diaphragm clutch | |
| Manual gearboxes and overdrives | p. 60 |
| The necessity for a gearbox | |
| Five speed and reverse synchromesh gearboxes | |
| Gear synchronization and engagement | |
| Remote controlled gear selection and engagement mechanisms | |
| Splitter and range change gearboxes | |
| Transfer box power take-off (PTO) | |
| Overdrive considerations | |
| Setting gear ratios | |
| Hydrokinetic fluid couplings and torque converters | p. 98 |
| Hydrokinetic fluid couplings | |
| Hydrokinetic fluid coupling efficiency and torque capacity | |
| Fluid friction coupling | |
| Hydrokinetic three element torque converter | |
| Torque converter performance terminology | |
| Overrun clutches | |
| Three stage hydrokinetic torque converter | |
| Polyphase hydrokinetic torque converter | |
| Torque converter with lock-up and gear change friction clutches | |
| Semi- and fully automatic transmission | p. 117 |
| Automatic transmission considerations | |
| Four speed and reverse longitudinally mounted automatic transmission mechanical power flow | |
| The fundamentals of a hydraulic control system | |
| Basic principle of a hydraulically controlled gearshift | |
| Basic four speed hydraulic control system | |
| Three speed and reverse transaxle automatic transmission mechanical power flow | |
| Hydraulic gear selection control components | |
| Hydraulic gear selection control operation | |
| The continuously variable belt and pulley transmission | |
| Five speed automatic transmission with electronic-hydraulic control | |
| Semi-automatic (manual gear change two pedal control) transmission system | |
| Transmission bearings and constant velocity joints | p. 193 |
| Rolling contact bearings | |
| The need for constant velocity joints | |
| Final drive transmission | p. 226 |
| Crownwheel and pinion axle adjustments | |
| Differential locks | |
| Skid reducing differentials | |
| Double reduction axles | |
| Two speed axles | |
| The third (central) differential | |
| Four wheel drive arrangements | |
| Electro/hydraulic limited slip differential | |
| Tyre grip when braking and accelerating with good and poor road surfaces | |
| Traction control system | |
| Tyres | p. 270 |
| Tractive and braking properties of tyres | |
| Tyre materials | |
| Tyre tread design | |
| Cornering properties of tyres | |
| Vehicle steady state directional stability | |
| Tyre marking identification | |
| Wheel balancing | |
| Steering | p. 311 |
| Steering gearbox fundamental design | |
| The need for power assisted steering | |
| Steering linkage ball and socket joints | |
| Steering geometry and wheel alignment | |
| Variable-ratio rack and pinion | |
| Speed sensitive rack and pinion power assisted steering | |
| Rack and pinion electric power assisted steering | |
| Suspension | p. 368 |
| Suspension geometry | |
| Suspension roll centres | |
| Body roll stability analysis | |
| Anti-roll bars and roll stiffness | |
| Rubber spring bump or limiting stops | |
| Axle location | |
| Rear suspension arrangements | |
| Suspension design consideration | |
| Hydrogen suspension | |
| Hydropneumatic automatic height correction suspension | |
| Commercial vehicle axle beam location | |
| Variable rate leaf suspension springs | |
| Tandem and tri-axle bogies | |
| Rubber spring suspension | |
| Air suspensions for commercial vehicles | |
| Lift axle tandem or tri-axle suspension | |
| Active suspension | |
| Electronic controlled pneumatic (air) suspension for on and off road use | |
| Brake system | p. 450 |
| Braking fundamentals | |
| Brake shoe and pad fundamentals | |
| Brake shoe expanders and adjusters | |
| Disc brake pad support arrangements | |
| Dual- or split-line braking systems | |
| Apportioned braking | |
| Antilocking brake system | |
| Brake servos | |
| Pneumatic operated disc brakes (for trucks and trailers) | |
| Air operated power brake equipment and vehicle retarders | p. 510 |
| Introduction to air powered brakes | |
| Air operated power brake systems | |
| Air operated power brake equipment | |
| Vehicle retarders | |
| Electronic-pneumatic brakes | |
| Vehicle refrigeration | p. 570 |
| Refrigeration terms | |
| Principles of a vapour-compression cycle refrigeration system | |
| Refrigeration system components | |
| Vapour-compression cycle refrigeration system with reverse cycle defrosting | |
| Vehicle body aerodynamics | p. 584 |
| Viscous air flow fundamentals | |
| Aerodynamic drag | |
| Aerodynamic lift | |
| Car body drag reduction | |
| Aerodynamic lift control | |
| Afterbody drag | |
| Commercial vehicle aerodynamic fundamentals | |
| Commercial vehicle drag reducing devices | |
| Index | p. 635 |
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