Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-09-16

Who9 arO the Moe3so4D wo13 IN HndiD0
~ tie NJ bait esns~ pssi<isw in -
tski@ - king bntk esnew sn . frUnk
axle &sr hs<f he rud in front and tie
rcd in rsar IT the sxisg Are the wheel
hsse and trssd IT . ezr ~ in1portancs
in finding eisess posit'ens!
The steering arms ara aligned 80 that
their center lines fnrersecs af the CEN
traI point Of the renr axle This align
me1e Is independent 20 some extent Of
the wheel alignment as both wheels
nay be correctly cambered and gath-
cred. with one OF the steering aims at
. faulty angie In moving straight
ahead this would have no effect, bur
IN turning the wheels do not run o.
. true circle. 50 that both wheels are
subjected To q tire grinding. The sam<
eject results from the de being tBo
short or too long
To determine whether or not the
steering connections are properly made
tt ID necessary to know that the an
gle OF the steering arms and the axle
spindles = right and that the de rod
- Of rhe right length Both of these
depend upon the distance apart Of the
steering king bolts and on the wheel
base Of the car.
Measuring the angles Of the steering
car. a. made with the axle. the correct
angle that the steering arms On the
ear should make with the car IS found
Frequently IN lining up the wheels Of
a car the steering connections are
thrown oct by frightening or shorten
ing the de rod To get the proper gather
This should never be done. as improper
wheel spiudleS The tire wear result
ant from bad wheel setting is obviated
at the expense of a serious wear on
account of faulty steering
How can ! prevent the body at my
ear from squsakins, the body being all
steel except the dasishoard? The
squss<ins appears to be all in the
dashboard.
Body squeaks can be eliminated By
lubricaring the rubbing parts that
cause this noise or By stopping their
relative movement As rule though
Il Is extremely difficult to locate the
exact point at which the noise occurs
Get some one to listen for the squeaks
while you drive the car slowly over a
rough road Having found where the
trouble il. q little lubricariuy oil or
grease win stop the noise. or II IL is
due to the looseness Of adjacent parts
the squeaks can be stopped by tighten
ing up these partS.
Can you suggest something which
will clean out the radiator Of my ear.
which has bscoms ciosged? Have tried
soda without effect.
The proper solution to use IN clean
ing out a ciogged radiator depends
upon what particular impurity has
ciogged IL up. Usually this happens
through a deposit Of solid material
from the cooling water which forms
On the interior OF the entire cooling
system. Soda quite frequently viii
dissolve this. but some deposits do not
ton is the same as that Of steam boil
ers. and some OF the boiler compounds
probably viii be valuable II is sug-
gested that you send a sample Of the
water employed to a water compound
manufacturer. who can then, upon
analysis Of the water, determine the
proper cleaning compound TO supply
There are a number Of radiator
cleaners manufactured especially for
motor carz. and they may be beneficial
10 the clutch ef the disk type If the
ear 10 managed by the clutch coming
against . round fiat piece Of metal?
No. The disk clutch consists Of Sc
des Of metal plates. face TO face. alter
nte ones being connected to the engine
and the others to the transmission
When these are pressed together By a
spring they all turn together The
device you refer to is the clutch brake
- keen the clutch from spinning
How oftsn should the front axle be
creased?
You evidently refer to the front
wheel bearings These should be pack
ed with grease every 1000 miles and
the steering knuckie and the tie rod
connections OF al every week.