The Washington times., 1914-01-31
TERRORS OF TIRE
TROUBLE VANISH
Quick Detachable and De-
mountabIe Rims Boon to the
Motorist Nowadays.

In these days Of quick detachable
and demountable tires and of de-
mountable rims carrying inflated tubes
and shoes, the sver-presert tire
trouble has lost much of its terrors
for the motorist. Where the ready
Inflated spare tires are carried. a re-
placement can usually be made in from
two to five minutes and even With quick
detachables and clinchers a replacement
can usually be made aEi the journcy
renewed in less than half an hour.
1t is essential, however. that the
car owner and nriver under stapu how
TO remove a tire, how To take out the
inner tube AMI how to replace the new
one so that IL will not pinch or rub
while being inflated. The best plan
Is to partially initiate the tube before
inserting It In the shoe and then work
1t around the entire circumference,
making sure that 1t its snugly and
smoothly. Otherwise a blowout Is like
ly before the journey Is fairly renew
ed. There is even a knack which can
oe learned In the initiating of the tire
where a hand pump is used. Short.
sharp plunges of the rIston provide
very little lir to the tube whereas
the long, steady plunges give better
results and do not wear out the per-
son operating the pump.
1t is well to carry as a part OF the
car equipment an air pressure gauge.
Where the roads to be travelled are
SOFT or sandy the tires will gave bet
ter service If not too hard, a pressure
OF seventy-five pounds being ample, hut
where the travelling is over smooth
and hard roads pressure of eighty
i've or even ninety pounds to the square
inch is none too much.
Above all things, IL the car has been
stopped for even short time, the tires
should be looked over before a start
Is again made. Such a precaution will
often save more serious trouble later
on. For driving on a fiat or improper
" inflated tire is likely to be produc-
tive OF all sorts Of complications. It is
very apt to tear of the valve tube and
pinch number of holes in the tube it.
self. Also 1t is likely to damage the
outer shoe beyond hope OF repair, and
is also likely to badly injure the hold
ing rim.
II there has been no blowout and no
un"ture which can be traced to a pick
ed-up nail or bit of glass, the fiat tire
Is undoubtedly due to a slow leak This
In all probability. can be found in the
valve. To determine this turn the wheel
until the valve is at the top and hold
immersed. II the leak Is there air bub-
bles will Immediately form. II the leak
Is not located there, the inner tube must
he removed and the same sort of water
treatment will locate the seat OF the
Il ouhle
Full and complete repair instructions
usually accompany all tires, so It is not
necessary that they should be dealt with
in this article. A word as to a few
sensible precautions may be timely,
however.
Always make sure that your valves
pump easily and hold all the air they
are receiving and carrying into the tire,
for 1t is dlsheartening and decidedly
UNPLEASANT, after one has labored long
and hard under broiling sun, replacing
and Initiating a tire, to have to do the
work all over again only a short time
later because either the valve is not in
good condition or will not hold air long
enough to permit of the cap being ap-
piled.
Pumps. too, should receive their share
Of attention, making sure that they
work properly under high air pressure.