Arizona republican., 1918-09-29
Practical Paragraphs
Remove the Oil

Remove the Oil
 Almost every car owner today knows that oil or grease is very bad for rubber. acting as a solvent and de- stroying the material. When grease or oil gets on the casing either of them can be removed by a rag satu- rated with gasoline. While gasoline is form of oil it evaporates so rapidly that when used in small quantities it does not harm the rubber.
 Careful With the Chains
 Tire chains improperly or carelessly applied cause considerable injury to the treads of tires. Care must be taken in applying the chains that the round- ed side of the links lie on the rubber, with the rough clinched ends of the cross chains toward the road.
 Connecting Rod Bearing
 The owner is sometimes puzzled to know just how tight to make the con meeting rod bearing. In general it may be said that if this bearing is frightened so that the connecting rod by reason of the piston weight will barely fall over from the vertical po- sition when the bolts are fully tight ened up it is correctly adjusted.
 Sprung Camshaft
 In case a camshaft becomes sprung. or twisted it will alter the valve tim ing to such an extent that the whole operation of the engine will be thrown out of gear. The cure for this is strengthening in a special machine, so that the owner will have to rely on the service station to do the job. Old Springs
 After long service automobile springs are likely to become more or less lifeless, and in this case they should not be fabricated between the leaves, as a new spring should be. fabrication of the leaves permits ex- cessive fleXing, and in some cases where the springs are old breakage may occur from this cause. Where the leaves are dry or rusted slightly the added friction limits the deflec- tion, and while the car will not ride so easily, there will be less danger of spring failure.
 Curing Grabbing It has been found that thin strips of rubber installed beneath the leather of the cone clutch generally serve to eliminate the grabbing which Is one part.
 Oil Leakage
 An obscure cause for excessive oil l. 10 lOullu III bllC lCui crankshaft bearing. If looseness of the fit of the shaft in this bearing develops the oil is able to work its way out. When excessive oil consump- tion makes it's appearance this is one of the places to look for the cause of the trouble.
 | Cleaning Small Parts
 The proper method of cleaning small parts about the chassis, such as oil holes on the cross shafts of the brakes, the other brake connections, clutch connections spark and throttle connections. etc, is to employ an oil can filled with kerosene and of a good stiff brush. By means of the can the l kerosene can be directed to any de- sired place. and after the right amount of the oil has been squirted on to cut the dirt the stiff brush will remove the debris. Particularly efficacious in cleaning oil holes that are partly clogged with dirt.
 Rubber Hose
 At this time of the year after a hard seasons running it is advisable to ex- anime carefully the rubber hose con- nections of the cooling system. Strips of the interior lining often become de- tached and hang in the water stream, retarding the flow. Sometimes the hose becomes swollen, so that the flow is impeded A certain amount of oil and grease inevitably finds its way