Eaton Corporation

Jerry D Woods

John J Bair

Gerald D Damon

Harold R Ward

Lee A Freel

Roger A Williams

A drum brake spring clip dampener for reducing the level of brake squeal noise where the spring clip dampener includes a leaf spring disposed into a gap formed between a wheel rim and an annular brake drum squealer band and where the leaf spring is held in position by two inner tabs and an outer tab where the spring clip dampener thereby introduces a separation force and vibration dampening.

Brake squeal spring clip dampener

A master clutch control system/method for controlling engagement and disengagement of a vehicular master clutch, preferably a multiple disc wet clutch (14) is provided. Below a reference vehicle speed (OS&lt;REF.sub.OS) and/or a reference engine speed (ES&lt;REF.sub.ES), the clutch is automatically controlled as a function of throttle displacement (THL) while above the reference vehicle speed (OS&gt;REF.sub.OS) and/or reference engine speed (ES&gt;REF.sub.ES) the clutch is controlled as a function of the position of a manual engage/disengage switch (50) biased to the engage selection position thereof.

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Milford, MI, United States of America

Jerry D Woods