The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
PRACTICAL PARAGRAPHS
Spring Repair.


tilever sprIng breaks the car is very
difficult to steer. in fact. 1t will not
keep the road at all. When this
happens on the road an emergency
repair is possible. Place the lifting
Jack under the forward end of the
spring and raise the part so that 1t
can be wired against the frame This
will hold IL the car is driven slowly.
The wire may even be purloined
from any nearby fence.
Leaky wfndshield.
With the sIanting type Of wind
shield water is very likely to leak
through the slight opening between
the two panes of glass when .
heavy storm is encountered. This
trouble may be obviated by making
one of the panes overlap the other.
which. of course, calls for the fitting
of a new upper or lower half.
Protect the Finish.
Changes in temperature exert an
extremely unhappy effect on the fin-
ish of the car because Of the differ
ence in the coefficients of expansion
OF metal and paint and varnish. To
insure the highly-fnished surfaces
from cracking, the car should be
housed in a garage maintained at a
nearly uniform degree of tempera-
ture. Also car Owners who utilize
their barns as garages make a mis-
take in so doing, as the ammonia
gases always present in a stable are
ruinous to the vanished surfaces
of the car.
Storing the Car.
When preparing to store the car
for the winter IL Is generally under
stood that the water system should
be drained and the fuel system like
wise. On the other hand, the oil
compartments in motor, clutch,
gearset and rear axle should not be
drained. The oil remaining in these
parts actually preserves them during
the period of innocuous desuetude.
Such parts as joints in the steering
system. universals. rims. etc. should
be creased to prevent rusting.
windshIeId Supports.
On many makes of car the wind
shield Is held in place by steel arms.
which protrude through the cowli
and are fastened on the under side
by a nut and lock nut. Sometimes
these nuts work loose from the vi
bration present. with the result that
the shield is allowed to move slight
ly. The first evidence of this is seen
in cracked finish in the vicinity of
the windshield supports. In making
the necessary periodic inspection for
loose nuts and bolts these wind
shield supports should not be for
gotten.
Useful Clamp.
very useful article to have in
the tool box is the type of clamp
variously known as c clamp or a
U clamp. There are numberless
uses for the part, but possibly It's
greatest value is to hold a large
monkey wrench to the running
board. the wrench acting as a wise.
The clamp takes up little room in
the tool box, costs so little and is so
very useful when its time does come
that every car owner ought to have
one.
Testing wheels.
Every car owner ought to make a
practice to test the wheels for side
play at least three or four times a
year. Side play performs a doublv
vicious role, for ii, causes excessive
bearing wear and tire wear as well.
IL the motorist will jack up each
wheel in turn and grasping It firmly,
push and pull 1t, any side motion
will be readily apparent. In many
cars wheel bearings are adjustable
TO care for just such trouble.
Rattle in shsekIes.
Spring shackle play or looseness
between the spring and the shackle
may give much annoyance until the
seat Of trouble is discovered. Rat
tiing caused by this looseness will
De more frequent and distinct when