Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-25

clamp the other end to the main gear
set shaft. Bring the point of the
scriber to the rear face of the 1ywheel
and then adjust the gearcase until the
point barely touches the flywheel in
every position of rotation. Then place
the point of the scriber in contact with
the cone face of the fywheel and adj
tust the case so that the point just
touches at every point. This determines
circularity. When this is done, test
the rear face of the fywheel again
and so on. until the alignment is per-
feet While doing this, do not lose
sight of the necessity for also keeping
the shifting mechanism in line.
Will you please give your opinion as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of braking my car
by closing the throttle?
Using the motor as an auxiliary by
closing the throttle is very good
scheme, as it saves wear and, in some
cases, heating of the brake shoes.
Some people object to the use of the
motor in this way because it imposes
small strain on the driving mocha
nism. but this is negligible. A more
powerful braking effect can be obtain
ed by switching off the ignition and
this is probably more popular than
merely closing the throttle.
What are the advantages and disad
Vantages of the low tension and the
high tension megnetos in regard to
both starting and service on car?
The average high tension magnetic
will give a spark of higher heat value
than the low tensiOn-that is, one US
ing an outside coil. Both types show
up equally well in starting and in
service.
The rear wheels on my car when
lacked up can be lifted rs inch. Should
this play be there; if not, how can it
be eiminated7
No play should exist, either perpen-
dicular or sideways. All lost motion i'll
a car is defective and should be RENE
died. In your case the thing to do is to
install a new bearing in place of the
old one. which is probably SO worn as
to cause the trouble, or if an adjust
able bearing have it set up.
Please tell me how rusty rims can be
cleaned, and have you a simple recipe
for the prevention of rust to apply to
the rin1s2
Scrape the rims with a sharp tool.
Then pound with a hammer until all
the rust has been battered off. Sand
paper vigorously, and finally apply a
heavy coat of paint. Do not replace
your tires until you are certain that
the paint is dry, or you will have
great cause to complain later.
My car vibrates greatly at speeds
above twenty miles per hour. Is there
any way of reducing it?
This is largely a question of bring
ing the reciprocating parts to the same
weight. Remove the pistOns and the
connecting rods. weigh all the pistons
with the wristpins and remove metal
from the heavier ones until they are
all the same weight
How may one tell when the storage
battery is worn out?
A battery may be said to be worn
out through service when the active
material of the plates has fallen to the
sediment trap at the bottom of the
jars A battery in such a condition
will not take charge and cannot pos
sibly give service. A battery may be
worn out prematurely by improper
care and understanding, causing the
plates to lose the active material, to
buckle, etc.
What are the advantages and disad-
vantages of the two, three and five
bearing crank shafts7 Is a two bear
ing crank shaft sufficiently strong to
take care of the strain it is subjected
to for any length of time?
The five bearing crank shaft is not
either the three or two bearing shaft
in a four cylinder motor. although it
will be less liable to whip, due to its
rigid mounting. You will find that the
four cylinder, five bearing motor usu-
ally, if not always. has its cylinders
cast separately. thus making a COM
paratively long shaft and motor. With
a long shaft the points of support must
naturally be many to obtain rigidity
and it would not do for a very long
motor to have two bearing shaft al
though some have three large supports.
The motor design then plays a big
part in the number of bearings to sup
port the crank shaft. The small block
motor with a two bearing crank shaft
shows good results and the block and
pair cast motors with three bearing
shafts are also showing up well. TAX
ing the small block motor. any increase
in the number of bearings adds to the
FRACTIONAL loss and to the cost and de-
tracts from its simplicity. The bearings
usually used in this type are made long
TO give good service. However. in two
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