El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-06

THE average motor car owner real
i ICES something Of the vital impor-
lance OF proper fabrication, but few
of them understand the equal neces-
sfty for similar perfection Of align
ment II we could perfect these two
conditions, II the various parts Of the
mechanism always ran true and never
touched. the modern automobile
would never wear out When a part
IS out OF alignment. it is not running
parallel or IN correct relation 20 the
other parts. When the car first comes
from the maker, all parts are cor
recrlv aligned but careless driver
can very quickly destroy this coldl-
lion by improper handling Of the We
hicle.
one Of the commonest cases Of mis-
a1iEument occurs In the front wheels
and it IS made manifest by excessive
wear OF the tires on those wheels
When the wheels are out OF align
menL % IS not difficult TO see thaL
the tires have a dragging movement
IS well as the ordinary and proper
rolling forward This drag over the
ground results in very rapid wear so
much so that q brand new casing may
DO ruined IN q few hundred miles Of
travel The alignment Of the front
wheels Is effected by the steering
system, the front axle, the bearings
lul various other factors The align
ment Of the rear wheels VIII depend
somewhat on the condition OF the
rims. the bearings and the axle. Eve
cry car owner ought 20 make 1t
point 10 have the alignment OF the
wheels checked up three times a year,
even IL no accident has occurred to
rive. such a minor accident as a Sc
we're curb bump would be quite
enough TO throw the wheels ont OF
alignment
another common seat OF out OF
alignment trouble is the rear axle.
Failure TO maintain proper lubrica-
liol conditions On the rear axle VIII
result In mechanical arrangements
that VIII throw the parts out OF
alignment Mistakes Of judgment In
driving win have a similar effect
An Instance If the car is started
with the hand brake on, the breakage
1f the differeutial ring gear or an
axle shaft. may quite likely follow
This simply means that the weakest
part takes the great proportion Of the
strain and uistorts- In driving over
Q rough road. ~ the brakes happen
10 be applied while the rear wheels
are 81 the air, the wheels viii be
locked when they strike the ground
again. the driving piuion viii PROB
ably snap under the strain. These
Instances have been cited simply as
showing how easy 90 IS for careless
driving under favorabls conditions TO ,
twist various parts Of the mechanism !
OUT Of alignment The trouble may Z
not be present ct once. but sooner or I
later the gears VIII begin 20 groEL 4
The owner assumes that the part sim /
ply needs more oil; perhaps. but
again. there may be q serious out OF .
alignment that demands the help Of
-Ee service station
Suppose we examine the various
PROBABLE locations OF misaliEumeur. .
In the engine it Is quite possible 10 (
throw connecting rod out Of align
meut as regards the crankShafL in .
lnE up and down 90 the cylinder. m bst
AGAINST one side Of the cylinder +
which IS worn unereuly, resulting ln i
rs becoming an oval, needing reDor
Ing The cranEshaft itself is likely +.
70 drop out OF alignment through un-
due bearing wear. If this happens
most OF the rods viii be thrown out
with f. the bearings VIII wear IN
evenly and rapidly.
There are many minor shafts about
the engine where misaliEnment nav
develop with unpleasant results II
there is q magnetic failure to oil the
bearings on which the armsture runs
VIII induce excessive wear, so that
H-rl disastrous results Failure %
oil the bearings Of the generator viii
result % the same trouble.
II the clutch IS TO continue 90 fu1c-
ton as efficiently as IL usually does,
81 spite OF the Indifferent trearmel-
= usually receives. ir must be in ac-
eurate alignment With the flyWheeL