New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-01
9 of the casing where It had become

eass of the casing where It had become
loose.
Rut Worn
Illustration No. shows tire that
has been run in ruts. Whether the ruts
in the road are too large or too small
for the tire, this wear on the sidewalks
occurs regardless. What's the answer!
Keep out of the ruts. Tires were not
made TO withstand wear Of this KIND
Bent Rims
Illustration No. 9 shows a tire that
has been applied to a clincher rim that
had bent fange. Many tlanges are
bent by running with fiat tire and
striking stones or ruts in the road.
The rim looks as though it had been
pounded with a hammer in the place
where this damage was done. OF course
the tire would not seat properly at this
point and resulted in being severely
cut and placed out of commission. Ihls
is very common occurrence nowadays.
Straight Side Tire on Clincher Rim
Without the lip on the bead, 1t nat
urally follows that when a straight
side casing is used on clincher rim
there is only a narrow line OF contact
between the clinch on the rim and the
side of the bead. This causes the bead
core TO loosen as shown in illustration
No. 10 and the tire is beyond repair.
Il seems impossible that such an error
could be made. but here Is an example
Inside Protectors
The owner of tire No. IL had applied
an inside protector TO new tire,
thereby hoping to lengthen its life. In
stead, it has reduced the residence of
the tire, added more thickness 70 1t,
which created excessive heat and has
finally so weakened the adhesive quail.
ties of the rubber between the piles OF
fabric that it became badly blistered
and beyond repair. Inside protectors
should be used only as a means OF
prolonging the life of old and prac-
tically worn out tires, or in cases of
emergency with new ones, and then
temporarily only.
Tire Applied Hastily
Tire No. - has been hastily applied
and the flap has been allowed to eX-
tend under the bead in several places,
tire allowing it 20 seat properly. The
tire has broken at each of these points,
Just above the bead, and produced the
same effect as a rim-cut. Needless to
say this tire is beyond repair.
Clincher Tire on Straight Side Rim
Illustration No. 10 is of a clincher
tire that has been used on a straight
side rim. In spite of the fact that such
a mistake seems impossible, it happen-
quite often. The toe of the bead has
become fattened and the abnormal
strain has resulted in the bead being
torn loose. rendering the tire useless
and beyond repair
Running in Car Tracks
Tire No. II has been fighting car
tracks. Street cars are mighty handy,
but their tracks play havoc with tires.
This tire has seen less than two thou
sand miles service, but it has been run
in car tracks and the rubber is worn
down to the fabric in line following
the circumference of the tire. Fur
thermore the fabric has become worn
and blistered. The casing is beyond
repair.
Blow Outs
Illustration No. Is is of tire whose
necessary repairs have been neglected.
To begin with. the tire was cut entirely
through by some sharp object. An in
but he neglected to have the patch
removed and permanent: repair made
at the first opportunity. This tenn
porary patch has gradually pulled away
from the position it originally held
and has been forced through the break.
When inside patches are used an out
side emergency band should also be
applied, but both removed as quickly
as il is possible 70 make the repair
Don't wait until the tire gives out, but
look up a repair man at once. Have
the tire repaired while the injury is
small.
Illustration No. Is shows how easily
the front wheels of your car can be
lined up. The front and rear wheels o.
one side of the car should be put
straight in line. so that string, as
shown in the illustration. will come
in contact with the tires az the front
and the rear OF each. Having lined
the wheels on this side, a string should
be carried to the other side of the car,
whore the process is repeated. Should
a distance of more than quarter of
an inch be found 20 exist between the
side of the tire and the string the
wheel is out OF alignment. The greater
this distance the greater the wear on
the tread. 1ANlIR discovered lnlS, the
wheel should be properly adjusted.
Stone Bruises.
Tire No. l. is a fine illustration Of
what stone bruise will do. This tire
has struck an obstruction in the road,
generally a stone about the size of your
fist The tough rubber tread did not
break, for it is elastic, but the fabric
OF the tire is not built to receive such
shocks. The sudden blow caused the
fabric to break. which was quickly fol-
lowed by blowout. It is well to
avoid stones or other distractions in
the road, however small.
Every one of these instances is taken
from real life and the tire manufact-
urers of the country could show thou
sands of such illustrations every day.
They offer indisputable evidence of the
general carelcssncss OF motor car driv-
ers toward their tires. These warnings
are designed to educate motor car
owners to get every cents worth of
the value of the tires that the manu-
facturer has built into them. A close
Observance of these warnings will posi-