Arizona republican., 1919-08-24
Tips To Auotoists
Ford Tenders Tiqhtened.

I Battles in the lenders of the Fora car may be obviated by taking them off, threading the end of the fender iron and putting on nut after the fender is back in place. This nut draws the fender up tight and prevents il working out of the fender iron.
 Building Battery Posts
 It is possible to build up battery posts that have worn down by slip ping a seetian of cast iron pipe, cut to the proper length over the old post and then melting new post metal in by means of an acetylene torch. The piece of pipe acts as a cup to hold the new metal as 1t is melted.
 A Jack Rink.
 Very often a truss is in such a po- sition as toprevent the effective use of the jack It would be impossible to lift the weight on the rod and the best way to get around the difficulty is to place piece of U-shaped metal on top of the jack in such way that the truss rod passes through it, while the upper ends of the U rests on the axle housing.
 Installing Ford Bushing.
 To insert pushing in the starting crank assembly of the Ford car, push the pushing in as far as it will go by hand and then pushing a bolt through from the front end, with a washer to catch the front of the crankcase front bearing A nut and washer being placed on the other end, it is now possible to draw the pushing into place by screwing down on the nut Socket Wrench Aids. A valuable addition to the socket wrench set is an elbow extension to be used in horizontal work on the bench when only one hand is free. Anotnes similar aid is a bench holder with a flattened end, drilled so that it may be screwed to the edge of the bencn or be held in the wise as necessity dictates.
 Hydrometer Holder.
 The hydrometer, which every care ful car owner uses constantly on his battery, is easily broken and it is somewhat of problem to know where to keep it. The best way is to keep it right in the wooden case in which it comes and to attach metal straps Ito the wall, into which the case and instrument may be thrust after the car
 
 Battery connector.
 A very convenient battery con hector may be made from a piece of heavy steel coil spring. The spring wire at each end is fashioned into a hook and these are slipped into the battery posts, the tension of the spring insuring perfect contact
 Floor Scraper.
 It is possible to make very use ful floor scraper from an old license plate, by attaching the same to- the end of a broom handle and placing a cross board to brace the plate Iron braces from the handle to the cross piece. prevent the head of the scraper from bending. This tool is very con lvenient for cleaning oil and other mat ter from the garage floor.
 Removing Ford Spindle Rushing. When it is found impossible to drive out the spindle pushing of a Ford car try cutting through the pushing longl. tudinally with a hacksaw, in twc places. When this has been done il will be found easy to drive out tn, two sections of the pushing. Cleaning Chassis Parts. In cleaning small parts of the chas. sis, such as the oil holes on brakt cross shafts. brake connections, sparl and throttle connections. &c., use ar oil can filled with kerosene and a stiff brush. In this way the kerosene in jus the proper amounts can be directed just where it is needed. This methoC is particularly useful in cleaning ou oil holes which have become partl, filled with dirt.