Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
.sIMPLIF|ED LESSONS IN
U. U: CARE OF AUTOMOBILE
Expert Gucrrlich Tells Of Care Es.
sential in Use OF Dcmount-
able Rims.
rim AND TIRE MUST RUN TRUE
Many Questions Arc Answered Solv-
ing Problems Which Have Proved
Both Annoying and Expensive to
Car Owners.
Lesson No. 1ON.

Lesson No. 100.
{Copyriyht. 1915. by Fred. Z. GucrrlichD
Only those who drove automobiles
before the introduction OF the demounl-
able rim can appreciate the convenience
Of them. In the old days. when 4 tire
was punctured. ii meant from half an
trcmely hard and dirty work, but now!
the .jacking up Of the car is about
the hardest part Of the work.
when difficulty is found in changing
Tires now, IL is generally due TO care
lessness in preparing the rim and wheel
felloe by cleaning off the rust. or 10
carclessncss in putting the spare tire
on TO the spare rim. a minute of easy
work and extra care in this respect will
often save fifteen to twenty minutes of
hard work.
Care must also be exercised TO have
the new rim and tire true on the wheel:
as If the hi rim o is Placed on ,bs 'he wS M;I
wear quickly. You. no doubt. have Of
ten seen cars running ahead Of you, the
thought that the car had a bent axle.
Had you looked at the hub YOU would
have seen that 1t ran true. the wig
Cling" being entirely due to the tire
and demountable rim not having been
put on correctly.
In order 10 have the demountable rim
ttcally all rims are made secure by
means of wedges. These wedges may
be in the form of rings. or may be six
or eiEh, short wedges.
Fig. ] shows n cross section OF one
type of demountable rim. A is the rim,
B the feiloe Of the wheel; c the station
and Z the holding Tugs Note how.
when the Tugs are frightened. they
press in the wedge ring. and also press
the rim on, to the stationary wedge,
thus securely fastening the rim.
The way TO put on rim is as fol-
lows: first. scrape with a file or sand
paper all rust from the rim and felloc
band. Then turn the wheel so that the
valve stem hole is on top Then lie
the top OF the rim on to the wheel. in
sorting the valve stem in its hole, and
when satisfied that the lug near the
valve stem and on the inside of the
rim wi, VII properly fall into its hole on
rim. Next, put on the wedge ring If
that type of ring and screw on all of
the Tugs by HAND; Then with a tool
pressure is required then No. >, then
Nos. 3. I. and 6. after which go
around the rim number OF times.
giving each nut-a half turn. until an
are tight.
II one nut or boil, is turned up hard
immediaselE; and then the next to Il,
exaggerated. in Fig. 3. Even strong
man will not be able to correct this
ey yd tuning urn ,r up n on The opposite nuts
road as mentioned above
-Dirhculiy in getting the rims on the
Wheels IL usually due to one of three
causes: the rim may be bent or wheel
warped: there may be rust on the rim
or felloe band: the valve stem may
not be in the center of lis hole in the
IT The FRS FIRST Of the above boy, is unusual,
oiher than replacing. AS there is lit
wheel, the slightest amount of dirt or
rust on the rim or felloe hand. and es-
and b Fro arouad NH yhf mug msk or It's hole
rim on difficult. moments time in
riieahing before attempting 10 put the
i'i On src vii, o tn;erefore. more than pay:
getting the rim on is due to the valve
STEM not being properly centered when
Valve ere Stem rs hs' non on the rim when the
hole II Will he too close or far from
me lug on the inside Of the rim (thc
drive of the wheel to the rim and ,ire1
and condition shown in Fig. viii
r on,ain: when this is the case. the
OF the tire and then rcinflate
Cnrc OF Tires.
me care OF tires is simple. and
rocketbook. People are the most care.
less in driving their cars with the tires
ufdef- inflated. When a tire .bellics
oIi JUS, above the poin, where it
H.ted Immediately until the belly
disa ppears
The recommended air pressurcs for
Tres is twenty pounds per inch for each
inch Of r5ss-section for the rear tirss
and eighteen rSf tho. front. Thus :,
IN rea- tire will require eighty
Honnds' pressure. while a2xs will re.
cure but sixty; that u.s. twenty multi
Piled by three
The smallest cut in the rubber Of thu
n nn should ne plugged UP. If this is
no, nonc sand VIII! get in and tear tho
rubber from the fabric ana water vii
men rot the fabric
Inc edges of the ribs should he kept
free from rust and dirt, or thev vii
cut into the tire. resulting in what !,
known as a rim cu,
lever run Cor even the shortest dis.
lance. on Nat tire, or you will surcl,
rim. ''''
Do not when backing to the curt
,h H.auon platform. let the curb stor
me car me sharp correr of the cur:
VIII dent the tire to the rim, ana prun.
ably fracture the fabric
"nen tire has been plncturet, ever
by the finest nail. AN inside patel
Should be placed over tie hole In tn,
slice II this is not done the tube
e Nn'Gh 1 is under comparatively grea
roll 'tssurt, VII be squeezed into tn
tured. while the hole will be enlarged
me novice can make repairs OF small
punctures of tubes successfuiiv thou;
large cuts should be left to the ire re-
PAR mar, who has the proper outfit
Inc best JOB can probably he MAD, b,
using the So-Callcd ''ccmen,l.s 9;
patches or vulcanizinr oute, 1''es r,
H!lke patch with the ccmentlcs
patches. clean the ,uhe around IN,
runcture with gasoline then rouyhe,
II with sandpaper ann clean again
Having selected d patch considerabi
larger than the puncture, hold it 4
gasoline until The linen cover can D.
easily pulled off. and place il. cemen
side down, on the tube. Then hammc
or roll II on, working from the centc
out Do not initiate the tube unless
ID IN the shoe, and the shoe is on IN
rim. until dry.
II is advisable to have the tire re
nair man do the patching. I, costs lit
i!e and he has the proper equipmen
Home made patches are liable to com
loose when the tire becomes hot fror
a long run on warm day
, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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