The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-27

spit and DaclIlre before the engine gets
hot3
Who has an answer for this ono7
QUESTION: have n great deal Of
trouble with my clutch. VIII appreciate
any helpful suggestion from you
ANSWER--Clutch trouble is ono Of
the commonest complaints among car
owners. Tho clutch fhrOwout collar
needs daily fabrication, and in many
cars failure TO give this. even for A
single day may mean clutch trouble.
Give the clutch the fabrication II needs.
OUESTION.-What is q good quick
way for replacing piston rings2
ANSWER--A steel ring just the d.
ameter Of the cylinder bore at one end
and tapered off at the other until Il is
Just large enough to slip over the PTS
ton ring makes it easy 10 get piston
back IN its cylinder. obviating. as II
does, catching Of the rings.
QUEsTION.-(D I have a Harley
have taken good care of the batteries
larly. but lately the light fuse has been
blowing as often as l put one in and
all the light bulbs burn out. This hap
pens even when 1 am not using the
lights, It sparks well and the horn is
loud. What is the cause OF the above
as The clutch is also giving me
trouble When it's in low. it's all right
but when I run il in second II grinds
and when in high II jerks little. Could
the above be due TO worn plates?
go Is there any mixture that Win dis
solve the carbon without hurting the
engine and would such a method be as
ANsWER.=(1) The cause OF your
lights burning out IS a short circuit and
would advise having the local dealer
trace IL and make necessary repairs.
% Don't believe the trouble is with
the clutch but in your transmission
Try draining old oil out Of transmission
coe nd 81 viii
in fresh oil
go There are a number Of prepara-
lions On the market. but none Of them
are as good as taking the cylinders off
and scraping the carbon by hand.
QUESTION: have a model NE 1917
Indian and am having considerable
trouble adjusting the short drive chain.
When the engine is in one position the
chain viii be very tight and when the
engine is cranked over again (abOut one
half length of the drive chain) the drive
chain becomes very loose. Could 1t be
that the chain or either of the sprockets
NSWER.-sprockets and chains are
worn and should be replaced by new
parts.
QUESTION.-Can you suggest an easy
way of removing the wheel hub washer
OF the front wheel?
ANS WER-he job OF removing the
wheel hub washer of the front wheel
is often an almost impossible job, but
it can be made easy by the use of a
simple tool than can be made by any
car owner Take a pair of round jawed
pliers five or six inches long. File a
notch on the inside of each Jaw near
the end and then reduce the diameter
of the jaws until they Will just slip
into the holes in the ends of the split
washer With this weapon it is easy to
remove the washer. Simply hook the
end OF the pliers into the holes, close
the pliers to contract the washer so
that 1t may be drawn out of the groove.
when It is easy to slip il out by running
a screwdriver point around the edge.
QUESTION.-Can you suggest a way
for keeping shacl1le bolts fabricated?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bolts or spring
bolts may be made self-lubricating by
drilling six or eight 3-16 inch holes In a
new bushing and packing them with
graphite. The holes must be repacked
about once in six months.
OUEsTION.-What causes cowl
squeak
ANSWER-A cowl squeak may often
be traced to n speedometer shaft which
needs fabrication. The shaft should be
grease. and the operation should be car
ried out at once. because If the shaft is
permitted to run unlubricated for more
than short time breakage will very
possibly result.
QUEsTION.-How often should I put
water in my motorcycle battery?
ANSWER.-Once every two weeks
QUESTION.-How often should heavy
oil be put in transmisston7
ANSW ER.--Once every five hundred
miles.