Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31

Why does my clutch make a grinding
noise when il is pushed out in coast
ing downhiIl7 How can prevent IL
from gripping?
You probably have a broken ball IN
the thrust bearing back of the clutch
spring. Treat the leather with meats
foot oil and then try roughing up the
matted surface of the leather with a
small saw blade. See If the springs
under the leather are working salts
factorily. Perhaps they need tighten
ing to make them, act against the I'M
der surface of the leather. If the
leather seems too badly worn the zone
should be refaced.
Would the removal of spring leaves
improve the riding qualities of a car?
If so, which leaves, and how many? !
have equipped it with shock absorbers
and keep the leaves we'll fabricated
without helping it materially.
1t is not advisable to remove any of
the leaves from the springs. These
are designed to carry the load without
being too stiff, and the removal Of
leaves would not only weaken the
springs unduly. but might spoil the
riding qualities.
Can you tell me a way in which to
quiet the valves on my car? They
have just been adjusted n the clear
ance seems to be correct.
II the adjustment is correct then
there is one other thing which may be
responsible for the valve noise. If the
valve guides or the valve stems, or
both, have become worn there is a
chance for side play when they are OPP
Grating, thus causing a rattle. The best
way to determine this is to take out
the valves and examine the stems for
excessive wear. Then the guides which
are pressed into the cylinder castings
can be removed and examined. You
might be able to inspect them without
removal.
My car was overheated about a year
ago, after which it developed a knock.
Have had it taken up but soon after it
was as bad as before. would like
advice as to how should proceed to
take the motor out of the chassis as
wish to overhaul il myself, providing
there is no machine work to do. Should
a motor have a knock or metallic sound
when warmed up, running fifteen miles
per hour with five passengers, a very
little up grader Have driven $500 miles
and motor is free from carbon. Have
always used a medium oil, winter and
summer
If you want to take the motor out of
the chassis you al proceed as follows:
First drain all water from the cooling
system by opening the cock at the bot
tom of the radiator. Then disconnect
the hose connections between motor
and radiator. There are two of these.
Take off the radiator by unfastening
the bolts which hold it to the frame.
D~iScOnnect the spark and throttle con
trolls from the bottom of the steering
gear. Loosen the connection between
the end of the exhaust manifold and
the pipe running to the muf1er. Dis
connect the gasoline feed pipe from the
carburetor. If the car is fitted with
electric cranking and lighting then you
will have to remove the wires from the
electric motor and generator and also
from the horn. Be sure to tag each
wire so you will know where to replace
it.
The next step is to disengage the en-
CINE unit from the drive shaft. There
is a means of doing this back Of the
clutch. Take out the bolts that make
the connection. Finally remove the
holding bolts which fasten the rear
arms of the engine to the frame men,
bers and then d%isconnect the front sup
port, and by the use of IN overhead
crane or block and pulley arrangement
the engine should come out of the chas-
sis after moving it to clear the drive
shafting at the back of the clutch.
A motor should not have a knock at
any time. Under the conditions you
mention the knock is probably either
a carbon ignition or gas knock. You
may be giving the engine too much
fuel on ascending grades, or you may
open your throttle too quickly. Re
tard the spark somewhat on hills and
see if the knock is not eliminated.
Would it pay me to set my carbu-
rotor higher, thus lessening the length
of the manifold, and equip my car
with a vacuum feed system? The gaso-
line tank being under the front seat the
carburetor cannot be elevated without
a system.
Anything that will aid in the short
ening of the intake manifold is an