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apart Or it may be the result Of
wear. either in the gears themselves
or the bearings which support them.
The remedy is adjustment or replace
ment, as required. The noise also.
may be caused by iark OF lubricant.
When your brakes squeak wash them
with kerosene. Dirt makes them
squeak
Hard steering is largely defect
In design, although In many cases it
is merely the result Of neglect Steer.
ing connections must be regularly irl-
bricated. Systematic filing and turn
ing down of the grease cups will oft,
en- make q great difference.
There are few cars; especially new
ones, that do net squeak. Invariably
the noise can be eliminated If a little
time is taken to locate the trouble,
Squeaks in the wearing parts of the
ear are, OF course, inexcusable, be-
cause they result from lack of lubrica-
ton, but besides these there are all
sorts Of squeaks due to slight move
ment between two touching members.
In fact, It Is safe to say that q slight
movement between any two contact
ing member, particularly if they are
metal. will canse squeak. There
are two remedies; one is to break
the contact and the other is to stop
the movement The former is. usually
accomplished by wedging leather. com
position or fabric between the parts.
or In some cases they may be bent
out of contact. Then again the move
mcnt may be stopped by tightening
the bolts hclding the parts The appli-
cation of grease or oil also affords
relief for time
Locating squeaks
How to locate the noise puzzles
most owners more than how to fix il.
IL it appears to be in the upper part
OF the car 1t is best to have some one
drive while you run It down The vi
bration causing the noise may often
be felt, and when It comes to the ac-
tual location OF the offending parts,
the fingers can detect the noise prodn-
cling movement much more readily
than the eye, and, furthermore, the
fingers possess the advantage that
they can examine in hidden corners.
Finding squeaks in the running gear
is best done by having some one jump
up and down on the running board or
have the car run back and forth slow.
ly over a high hump
,Rattles. are more frequent than
squeaks and are more annoying.
After few months use practically
all cars are heir to them They make
the car prematurely old These sounds
are due to lack of fabrication or de
fective design, or both They are To-
Gated In the same way as the squeaks
and are stopped by preventing the
relative movement between the parts
in question. This may. require the re-
bushing of the wearing surfaces, but
IN the case of brake rods and the like
the remedy Is to hold the part tight By
attaching a coil spring between it and
some adjacent part Of the car. Fen
ders and similar parts rattle because
they are loose, and this may be pre-
vented by keeping all bolts tight
Remember. II is better to know how
TO avoid trouble than to, know how to.
fix It. Troubles are Invariably caused
by lack of fabrication and looseness-l
under. the latter head may be placed
those difficulties caused by Improper
adjustment Most owners are Rofuily
lax regarding fabrication. With the.
exception of the electrical units. too
much oil or grease is better than too
little. If in addition the, car Is in
spected every week or. SO for loose
nuts and screws serious trouble max,
never be experienced. $500,