New-York tribune., 1918-11-24

sumabiy to eliminate noise Tho
PRESSURE on the tire surface az adosd 20
fattenlng out at the point of anu tne
with the road cause the cross contact
70 cut the tire severely. Saalns
tnese cross chains also hecoros" euaiiy
IN which case they shoul5 he ra.,, m,ofn,
Otnerwlse cutting Of the cas;nip, ;piacea.
rot be avoided. "g can
Keep Tire Valves Tiybt
Although the packing mt =.
salVe stem seems unimportant. Il sns
De gwen proper attention. esns.;nm a,ast
"a WINTER. If it is not brongbut'
;ts"u,y ;ts against the rim water NAV AaP aP
th;, ""y 'nso the tire. which is on,' sa
aasigst sos'ig pI. h oesirable- This is providssa
laoI rsniao;y W tne leather washer. Befovao
shape ''' IS in good
A word in regard TO tho sn. :.
which is often one Of tbe spare tire,
iected parts Of the car. IN A'Vst ts neg
place, have cover for II .he hfst
tected spare sometimes wesrs ~" unpro-
the back or side of the ca,, III III on
seeing much use on the road Thu TThi'hou'
son for all this is that exnosn ne res-
llght and moisture cracks tb'ans tbs sns, 70
ana even rots it. Also. do NJ. iaoper
TINS tire fully inflated. Put IN carTy
enough air to keep il in rny 80 only
condltlon, and see that the tire ",jaso dasa
not rub on the carrier narts Ioes
llleans tnat the supporting strans ar.n ~.
We ,leh1ened to prevent looseness A'ss ="
applying this tire, of course heoS the IN
must pump 1t up to full pressnre "hel L'sl
II IS better to suffer this inconvan' put
than to have the tire blow m, .n.ence .s.
lew miles on the road. 'i'ef
some owners are going to put tbe;-
cars up for the winter whi1o o.i tnelf
may decide on little drive now u'nc,s nas
Iheh. In either case the tires mns. hu
looked after. Those owners Who .Ds ~
gong to drive occasionally can nh.o: a:e
satisfactory tire service bv iack;n. IAN nn
all four wheels so they are free req ~ up Up
floor. Also the tires should bs dsa..as .as
with only enough air to round tban
out. There are numerous tire.ssr-;rn
jacks on the market that make y
very, simple job to jack up car Nert
10 these the best procedure would he
TOUR wooden horses combined with
qulck-actlng jack. The latter can he
made very easily, and comes in very
mandy to raise the car quickly. while
the horses are slipped under the axle
In TINS way the tires are not strained
unduly by having the weight of the car
constantly bearing on them.
Putty for the Cuts
Always before putting away the car
IN this manner wash off all mud. etc.
from the tires, and while the wheels
are lacked up turn them around slowly
and keep a good weather eye out for
cuts. Put little tire putty into any
cuts you notice, for attention like this
means increased mileage.
If the car is going to be laid up all
winter, the best plan is to take the
tires off the rims and store them sep
arately in a dark room, kept at
medium temperature. If dark foom
is not available, the tires can be COW
cred with burlap or canvas. Having
decided to store them, here is one way
Of doing it: First, clean the castings
and fill all holes with putty or Nul-
canize the larger cuts, then sprinkle
plenty of mica or tale inside Of them
and put the tubes in, initiating them
just enough to take out the wrinkles.
| Wrap each tire in heavy paper aqd
pile the castings on top of each other,
! throwing a cover over the whole. In
this way they will keep in condition
during the winter months. Tires so
prepared should be kept in basement
or clean corner of the heated garage,
preferably at temperature not higher
than 65 degrees. Always make sure
that tires are not put away in a damp
condition.
Winter is the time to mend tubes.
Here again many OF the portable vul-
canizers come in handy and the owner
has plenty of time to do the job. Also,
when you have the tires off the rims
it is a good idea to clean the rims and
either paint them or apply coat of
graphite.-From Motor Age.