Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-22

There is no more reason why dis
satisfaction should exist in connection
with tire adjustment than with any
other adjustment-the business mans
day, is full of adjustments. Most of
them are very satisfactory Why not
tire adjustments, too?
1t is simply case of, in the first
place, buying good tire; paying
enough to get g good tire; taking care
of It when you get 1t. and giving facts,
in case, for some reason or other, you
go back for an adjustment. Do Just
as you would do If you bought good
suit of clothes-that is, paid enough
to get good suit-and 1t did not give
you the satisfactory service which the
seller claimed for it.
Don't put the adjuster on his guard
by making claim or statement that
he knows could not be true Don't do
this, because you are the one who
win get the bad end of the deal as a
result
You don't like to do business with
some one in whose statements you
lack confidence. Neither does tire
adjuster. Be honest-that's the whole
secret. It'll surprise you to find how
fair and square and pleasant the bet
ter tire companies are-on adjust
ments-when you don't try to put
something over" on them.
Never put new tire on your car
or pump up an old one unless you have
an air gauge at hand to test it accu-
rately to the required pressure stamp
ed on the casing.
Test is again after 1t has run hun
dred miles or so, as a. new tire will
stretch more or less in running and
let the air down somewhat. In fact,
use your air gauge frequently and
take no chances on this score.
Never track your tires in wagon
rut or on trolley track The former
scrapes the rubber off the sides, and
IL continued will wear away the fabric,
too; and the latter creates weak
point where the sharp edge of the
steel track takes the weight off the
car on the side of the tire, which will
eventually cut both rubber and fabric.
See that the. rims which hold the
bead in place lie perfectly fat, are not
denied and bent, and have no rough
ness on the side which goes next to
the tire. Any bends or fms here will
certainly cut the fabric through just
above the bead, and are the chief
cause of rim-cutting
II you notice a front tire wearing off
quickly. it is sign that your wheels
are out of alignment. Have them lined
up at once, or the tire will soon be
worn through to the last layer of fab
ric. At each revolution the rubber
and fabric are ground of as if held
up to q grindstone.
Avoid running over loose, sharp
stones large or smalll lying on the
surface of a hard road, as they will
be deeply imbedded in the rubber.
These are fruitful sources for stone
bruises, which may run for hundreds
of miles after such contact, and the
resulting blowout occur with the car
running slowly on splendid road, or
1t has even been known to happen in
the garage.
Take care of accidental cuts and
punctures Clean them out thorough
ly and repair Immediately with some
good compound or mastic to prevent
water from getting into the fabric and
rottinr t.
None of the above enumerated weak
nesses and troubles are the result of
defective tires. And, indeed, under
rigid inspection. few il any. defective.
tires really get on the market, unless
they are branded as Seconds There
fore, the user, of a tire should hesitate
to ask for an adjustment with the
idea that the tire is defective. In SO