Evening star., 1919-05-04
THE EXPERTS SAY.

! Unless care is taken to have the
surface absolutely clean! considerable
difficulty is encountered In attempting
to paint over polished brass. To in
sure a satisfactory job. the brass
should first be secured with mixture
of salt and vinegar to remove all
grease, after which the surface should
be washed with hot soapsuds and
wiped dry with clean rag. There
after the paint may be applied with
out risk OF it's running while wet or
chipping of after it has dried
| It is often necessary to clean small
parts OF the car, and washing in kero-
sene is the accepted method. The
usual practice is to throw such parts
| in pail of kerosene and let them lie
| in the muck which collects at the bot
| tom. A better way is to get a wire
basket, which will ft part way down
| in the vessel used to hold the kero-
sene, place the parts in this basket,
| dip them in the oil and allow the dirt
| to be loosened and sink to the bottom,
| while the parts come out perfectly
clean and ready for use.
LII SCA IdIA IL 10 necessary TO
remove the floor boards in order to
| lubricate the clutch throw-out collar
AS a consequence many car owners
neglect this important item Of lubri-
cation, until trouble in the units
| makes the need evident In cases Of
| this kind where no provision has been
| made for fabrication by having a
grease cup that extends up through
| the floor boards IT will be wise to in
olI 20 MI T.
| can easily be done by arranging a
large oil cup to feed through a small
opening into a metal pipe running to
| the throw-out collar. It is necessary
i to have small opening. so that the
| flow Of Oil will not be too rapid, for
obvious reasons There are several
self-feeding oil cups on the market,
| which may be used to advantage in
| this connection.
To adjust front wheel bearing put q
| Jack under the front axle SO that the
wheel swings clear Of the floor, and
| then remove the hub cap Remove
the cotter pin from in front of lock
| nut with the pliers A thin lock wash
er comes off next. Now grasp the
| spokes directly below the hub, and
| with the right hand in a perpendicular
position, grasp the upper edge of the
| tire. Work the wheel back and forth
| to detect any looseness. There should
be a barely perceptible looseness, and
| If there is more than that, tighten the
| lock nut up trifie. If there is no
looseness whatever. loosen the lock
nut about a'quarter of a turn. The
wheel should oscillate when the ad-
justment is exactly right
! The best way of loosening large and
| inaccessible nuts, which are some
times found about the chassis, is to
use socket wrench of the proper
size. with big Stilson wrench to fur
nish the leverage. This combination
| will handle almost ANYTHING
| A tool for removing steering spindle
bushings may be made from a piece of
g Inch round steel, which should be
| bent slightly about two inches from
the end. The tool will have to be long
enough to pass through the steering
knuckle and leave an inch or two
sticking out on which to hammer.
Frequently it is desired to use an or
binary oil filler can with metal spout
in filling some out-of-theway oil hole.
BY slipping piece Of rubber hose
over the end of the spout almost any
location can be reached.
When there is any suspicion that
the engine-driven tire pump is fore
/ ing oil through the hose, examine the
end of the hose. Usually this hose has
rubber lining, and if oil is being
pumped this rubber lining quickly be-
comes soft. perhaps SO much so that it
will not hold to the nipple. In cheap
hose it is difficult to get the nipple in
again, even with the use Of wire as
binding, the first operation of the
pump blowing the hose away from its
Connection. The cure lies in getting a
good grade Of hose or in having the
pump piston and rings examined for
leakage.