The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-09-11
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Despite widely-printed warnings.
many drivers roost the feet on the
brake and clutch pedals. This slight
pressure causes quite bit of damage.
The clutch. when partly disengaged.
will slip. and creates excessive wear
on the clutch plate face, making their
renewal a matter Of monthly. instead
of annual repair. The same holds true
OF the brake pedal The brakes, par
TALLY applied by the small pressure,
win wear cut great deal faster.
II, when you have occasion to stop
your car suddenly to avoid accident.
you notice that the car tends to skid
to one side. take heed. Your brakes
are not equalfzed. This means that
one brake take hold OF its drum
before the other, and that wheel stops
turning while its twin still rolls for
ward. On wet streets this condition
is especially noticeable. BY all means
keep your brakes praperly equalized.
Service stations make a small charge
for this adjustment, and It Is q good
insurance invetment.
A break band out of round will
drag on the drum all the time, and
soon wear out. This condition Is
detected by placing the hand on the
band after a run, and noticing the
excessive warmth. Any service sta
ton can re-shape a warped band
for a small charge. Sometimes a
brake will heat up so much from this
cause that it will take fire, at times
even igniting the hub grease. This
difficulty is more common in large
trucks.
Ball bearing braces and broken balls
in wheel bearings can be detected by
lacking up the wheel and turning.
listening carefully for clicking or
grinding. II such sounds are heard.
the bearing should be repaired at
once. before 1t Is entirely ruined.
Many drivers about the city are
exceedingly lax about rendering the
proper signals to the traffic behind
them Some think that any sort Of
a signal at all indicates to the man
behind that something Is going to
happen. It takes very little more Of
an effort to hold the signalling arm
up bent al the elbow. to indicate
a right turn. and the arm and hand
extended straight, for signalling a
left turn. Some do not even move the
arm Up and down when they intend
to stop. and very often bent tenders
and harsh words result
The side curtains of the modern
car are so built that 1t is very lit
tie trouble to install them when
storm threatens. Careful drivers
preserve their curtains in a little
bag or else folded up where they
can be readily reached for emer-
gencies. How often have you seen
a car tearing along In the rain
with the side curtains tapping?
Another poor practice is that OF
keeping the spare inner tube loose
in the tool box. When a man is
wise enough to carry a spare tube.
you might think that he would
protect the tube against sharp tool
edges by wrapping II in a cloth or
bag. 1t is real economy to care
for your spare tube. 1t may keep
you from running a good casing by
driving fiat on It.
Make a habit Of tightening your
rim Jugs at least once
a week The nuts Invariably work
loose. as there Is no locking device
for them. and II you lose a lug
your rim will drag at the unsup-
ported point. making the tire
which will cause excessive
wear on the tread
Gasoline contains a certain guam
tity of water Some Of the water
Is in free state and some of 1t has
been combined chemically with the
gasoline. The first condition can
be ascertained by placing a little
On a polished metal surface, per-
the gasoline to evaporate.
The water will remain in tiny
giobules- II the water has been
combined with the gaso-
line the mixture will burn slowly
with a yellow fame when touched
with a match
Always remember that a few
quick, snappy turns with your
crank will do more to start your
engine than 1000 slow turns.
II a little test CAROLINE is poured
into the hollow Of the hand and
to eyaporate a good test
been built from Valley Pike to
Smiths Creek and a bridge has been
built across that stream which