Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
Brakes. Their Extreme Importance,
and Necessary Care Discussed
by Expert Gucrrlich.
SHOULD BE OFTEN TESTED
Their Failure To Work Should Never
j. Re offered a. Excuse for Accident.
Problems of Machine Owners AFRO
i Solved in Illuminating Fashion.
Auto Lesson 30. Ioi.

( .pefleStrians. is dependent upon them
srt-sAt the first Sign Of weakness in the
:: hl.tkc action of your car. you should
crave them tested and examined. When
Z sou start out YOU should. after travel
h house ar garage. apply them TO see
y how they hold Both brakes must he
(, GOOD. as the law calls for two ade:,,
ss,tp;stc brakes III good working order.
5Scns excuse. as this is none.
sINi.e, us see how the brakes arc de-
fsifned and operated and then the care
and setting OF them.
....e In the majority OF Amcricanmade
: pleasure ears. both OF tn" required
brakes are placed so as to act directly
: -af foreign ears and a numhc: OF Amer
! nan cars. one brake is placed on the
&resr wheels while the other is placed
So AS to act on the propcllinS shaft.
DESCRIBES KINDS OF
BRAi>ES AND APPLICATIONS
Brakes arc of two Kinds. as regards
mode OF application. namely. foot or
service and hand or emergency There
are also two types AS regards design.
namely: internal expanding and cNttr-
NAL contracting.
Figure shows an internal expand
ing brake. which is cam opcratcd. To-
day nine out of ten internal brakes are
designed on the principle or this one.
'ictc y is ;hc brake drum. which is
hultch directly 20 the wheels: + is the
brake shoe sometimes called band;
& is the facing or lining. which is in
variably made OF material woven Of
hne wires which are covered by an as
bcStos fiber; D is the cam: T.. the hinge
T. the springs.
The operation is as follows When
the operator applies tho brake. ne pulls
tho rod G to the right and so. by pull
81 that il will separate tho ends of
the shoe farther This. YOU will note.
Will press the shoes with their lining
against the drum and SO check tho re-
yolvnE Of the wheels. In order 10
have tho entire lining rub against the
drum. tho shoe is slightly flexible. and
drum.
Figure. shows ",oEEIe" operated
internal hrate. Very many OF the old
equipped with brakes Of this type. Here,
"'hcn tho brake g applied. the brake
- g IS pulled 70 N" right and thus
This will nrcss nc large link TO the
left. which will, in lurn press tn,
s,nal' links 20 the left. Tho ends or
these links viii. however. omen and so
az inst the drum
Tho .-oEglc operated brake. when
wh"n old the shoe may become so
neNihlc that it Will buckle and grin
/, Is probably superior to the Gam cam
,ra" 'T@go brs shswes G IN external con
.an swivel At II and s, is pulled to
ana 10 at r. This a' Hos viii pG~ Sec. on viii
canirast The band and SO make it
There is, no adjustment, a, the
drum fer the Internal brake, but most
% wllI mh.or can n, ne adjusted here. ioM
Whic il loosened, It tt viii loosen s'S GFa the
,,n In ord&r TO nrsvGn, the brake shoe
si iiidE'nR or draselng on the drum,
sener3,lIy furnished Thc Shoe Is sa ,ipe
r2rled by the spring V or w some
IN adjusting screw. while often there
IL , non Is ~ In the alter case
or me ne ' smh,o .GFasS either the spring
DEPENDING upon the design
DESCRiBES METHOD
or ADJ STING BRAKES.
adjusted is BY i enghen nf 'T or SbG are
< ,,si. the Sr.ke FdS In Fig /. the
S si,o@n. 'Tdr }hn 1E ,acn Of the rods is
ton, for .clearn6ss AXE Thuip FGFof +,
,n desired or 10 adjust the foot brake.
turnbuckle Is then tuTned So am" as 'h ne
S Snor,en or lengthen the rod A as
he screwed up tight In many ear, ears
no: turgbuck!c is furnished. the rod
here sboWn neg To a. ~ ne ein.eerGeHcy"
nin Is removed ana the elevis NJ is
ease e may Ss on S ,bs ro n %r out as the
When ,ha brakes srip uneoualiv
nc ds anjuS,'n.esn' is made on the short
band by means " the wing nut FL t"H :
I. ,;d re way way 20 adlus, ne brakes is
< and see that both wheels spin freeiy
and that the brakes do not ''drsc,''
a dhan, ha asf, sSm nG one anp,I The brake
T Tfbnwe wbed the sBs@dd3'l and iron, scat
amount Of effort beng reGiiirod ;nT
both htiso Whe EEL the pedal is ,hcn DE-
4 should be required TO turn the wheels
y and. finally. when the PEDAL is about
n sRould lock. Both wheels should lock
s'at the same time position OF the prdai
q in the same NAV. The Wnesls ".h 5c,< i,,a
n when the Fever mas reached the fifth
sst9z- When the brake iiuin. IS badly worm.
I'll mns' be T hrsI' dtf TINS IS done ~
son This can b" done 10y any qovi.c
sffs who has fair amount Of mechanical
sssS1, Novices often make Tho mistake
When reiinInE; of getting a lining
Rine ' nS 81 IHe ton 2HT 9rsins,y ued
( If. done, the brake Viii not go into the
rho bar attached 10 me rods :
ct and y, Fig T. shows what is known
Ss brake equallzer When This S
cannot help but tie equal ana Tn"
adjustment need only be made on The
.f2iong rod
QUERIES AND ANSWERS
Re- 0ropyrirht. 1915 by Fred c GucrruchD
49, -. VIII YOU kindly answer the follow
Sing: HAY" GRAY * Davl. starting and
gjghiinC motor am gong TO put 10 on d o..
her car. There lH on" large connection on
4 he side Of the motor There is . caTjTidge
~ fuse on top OF tn" motor WITH =. srr~Il cor
~ 1cction at each 'ud of mis- fuss-onc mark
fb< "a IL he oth.r Uarard RS w.tur TO
VI charge battery an. START hr aupift. IJo,,-