The sun., 1919-03-02
STOP THAT SQUEAK
WITH A LUBRICANT
Tighten Belts Here and There
and Use Oil Freely.
M WILLIAM III. STEWART. JR.,
President of the stewart Autono-
bile school.

President OF the stewart Automo-
bile School.
Squeak, squeak" said the car and
again It said squeak, squeak. squeak.
while the driver pondered unmention-
able thoughts. This is one Of the most
annoying troubles while driving a car
that is otherwise in good condition,
says William II. Stewart, Jr., president
OF the Stewart Automobile School
''The squeak may not be anything seri.
Gus or It may indicate a trouble which
may grow to be dangerous In any case
Il gives the sensitive motortst no rest
until IL Is removed
IF the noise occurs when You apply
the brakes It Is evidently in the brake
bands, but other places are not 80
readily located. For instance. II the
car squeaks when you go over water
bars and other jounces the trouble may
DO in the springs. the spring shackles,
the mud guards. tenders. where the
body rests on the frame, or multi
tude of other places.
but saueaks frequently occur In
springs and spring shackles, partcu-
larly IL neglected and allowed to run
dry. In order to prevent this these parts
should be gone over and thoroughly
creased at frequent intervals Jack UP
the frame TO take the weight OF the
car off the springs. Spread the leaves
apart. one by one. prying them open
with a cold chisel or a screw driver with
q metal. handle, using medium weight
hammer. The process will chip of some
o., the paint. but this is unavoidable.
Now spread graphlte-grease between
the leaves, using a thin-bladed knife
or a hack-saw blade. Use cylinder oil
mixed with a little kerosene to reach
in further than you can force the
grease. This will frequently stop a
squeak that cannot be reached by the
grease alone.
"1n rare cases the springs win have
TO be taken Off and the leaves taken
apart TO give them a thorough oiling,
particularly II they have been neglected
for a year or more and have become
badly rusted. There Is a special tool
on the market for spreading spring
leaves. This may be used to advantage.
Hoods and mudguards are frequent
offenders. Inspect the strips Of rawhide
on which the hood rests. II these are
broken or missing they must be replaced.
Close down hood and see II It touches
metal at any place. II it does a squeak
Is sure to develop. Stand on the spring
hanger or the running board and shake
the car up and down. This Will cause
the squeak to start, and It is then merely
q matter of injecting oil into all places
where metal or wood may rub together.
IL possible tighten the parts and elimi-
nate the cause. An oil gun. with which
q heavy oil may be injected with con-
siderable pressure, is a great help. Fol-
low the whole length OF the mud guards.
the bottom and sides of the hood, the
hood fasteners. where running board and
mud guards join. the radiator supports
and every likely and unlikely place.
III the brake band squeaks place
little, very little. grease on drum in
space where end of brake bands 5oin.
This will be carried into the lining and
help stop the squeak. But use very lit
tle, as grease is not noted for its ten
sdency to make brakes hold.
Keep at 1t and try again. Shake the
car to draw the oil into the places men,
TONED, and go over the work again and
again until success crowns your efforts"