Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
Practical Paragraphs
The Clutch Collar


 In certain cars it is necessary to re- move the floor boards in order to lu- bricate the clutch throw out collar As consequence many car owners neg lect this important item of lubrica- ton, until trouble in the unit makes the need evident. In cases Of this kind where no provision has been made for fabrication by having a grease cup that extends up through the floor boards, it will be wise to in stall an oil line to feed this part. This can easily be done by arranging a | large oil cup to feed through small opening into a metal pipe running to the throw -out collar. It is necessary to have a small opening. so that the flow of oil will not be too rapid, for obvious reasons. There are a number of self feeding oil cups on the market which may be used to advantage in this connection.
 Broken Rivet
 In case a rivet in the frame or other location is found to be broken, a very acceptable repair may be made by running bolt through the rivet hole and clinching it with a nut on the other end.
 Impaired Fuel Feed
 It is q fact that deep dent in the gasoline pipe line may so restrict the flow of fuel that the action of the car buretor will be impaired, misfiring and general cratic behavior will re- suit. In some cases too abrupt up-
 ward bend in the fuel line will permit the forma tion of air pockets, interfer- ing with the flow of fuel Trouble in both these cases will be likely to de-
 velop at high speeds. If trap in the fuel line is allowed to fill up with
 foreign matter, troube will follow
 through restriction of the gasoline flow
 Twice a season anyway, the whole
 fuel feed system ought to be gone over
 and cleaned and dents should be
 amoothed out.
 Sedan Screens
 To obviate dust and dirt getting into
 the sedan or similar closed car during
 warm weather, it is a good plan to fit
 a screen of fine mesh wire commonly
 used in Pullmans, over the lower half
 of the window.
 | Sleeping Car
 Car owners who enjoy camping may | very easily arrange their vehicles so , that they can be turned into a sleep
 ing apartment. By having the back of
 the front seat hinged so that it vii
 fold even with the bottom of the seats it is a simple matter to make com 3 fortable bed and use the car as a sort of individual Pullman. Radiator Cleaner
 A very good compound for cleaning the radiator is made as follows: Dis f solve as much concentrated lye as a quart of water will hold. Drain a lit
 tie water out of the radiator and poui in the lye solution. Run the engine fol $ fifteen minutes. Drain the lye solution : out and flush the water system out I half a dozen times, or until all traces of the lye are removed.
 Noisy Gears
 f Noise in the driving bowels of tho | rear axle is commonly caused by pool | adjustment allowing too little or too t much backlash. Bevel gears in use to- : day have a method of adjusting tn, Il depth of the mesh obtained either by
 moving the whole differential uni
 sideways or by movement of the driy : ing pinion. I Rust Preventer
 I While the usual mediums for pre- 9 venting rusting of the rims are shella' S and graphite. it is possible to use bees :. wax in this connection with very sat q isfactory results. The rims should b, tc"eco SA6Hei "iIii d piON eoiSi di' g the beeswax should be rubbed oI q while they are still warm. = Wheel Bearing Adjustment q The wheels of the car should b. h jacked up once a month and tested fol f smoothness of operation and for side l. play. If a sharp click is heard wheI n spinning the front wheel or if it's mo
 tion is momentarily checked it is pos = sible that one of the balls or roller. n is broken or split. In this case tn, a pieces should be removed at once ant r a new bearing substituted In the cas- : Of ball bearing regrinding may be re
 sorted to.