South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-25

Motor Department-Please enlight-
en- me as 10 the proper alignment OF
! the front wheels OF car. should
I they be parallel or slightly closer in
| front than al the rear? II so. how
much? OWNER.
The front wheels always toe in
slightly. not more than a quarter
inch FOR each wheel This IS adj
iusted by means OF the tie rod con-
Meeting the two wheels As car
runs along the wheels have a ten
daRcy 10 spread slightly. and this
. toe. in offsets this. The bottoms
| ofrthe wheels should be slightly
! nsarer together than at the tops.
| This takes the strain of the king
belt and makes steering easier. This
aSgie is determined 10y the steering
! kphckle ana spindle and Is not sub
iasit 10 adjustment. II it is not cor
r. 4.t the spindle must be reset.
Motor Department. - My inner
tabes have an appearance as II they
had been chewed by the tool when
refting on the tire. I would like
t9fknov II the rubbing OF the irons
. ksinst the tubes is sufficient cause
fsr blow-outs2 {. ;.
Sin putting on tires great care
satuId be taken i'm handling the
ans Very often the inner tube is
brtised by the iron In which case
~ owner realizes this when he tries
! Ehnnate the tire IL often happens.
p,vever. that the inner tube is
lktised BY the tire iron 90 such an
atent that il VIII last probably
IrM hours and possibly several days.
: is an easy matter TO keep the iroHs
from the tube r one watches
Il carefully the position Of the irons.
KvAen putting a tire and tube on the
il Is advisable 20 slightly initiate
tfs tubes so that it will not be so
/ o3sny caught by the tire irons
hIotor Department.: There Is A
IletR around the shaft which runs
u<b the water pump. Please let me
what Z must do 10 stop il.
u. o.
sThe water is leaking through the
sttfHns box. which must be tighten
ii or repacked You probably have
noticed A nut surrounding the shaft
80 tried tightening IL with
wfench. BE sure 90 turn IL the
ri4ht way. as some have left hand
Head II II bottoms tcannot be
uawed any more) il must be re-
mixed. T-nscrew cover and pack
vkh graphite-asbestos packing. Fill
rkina box as full as possible and
NV on cover. Set Il up only tight
surh 10 stop leaking. Whenever
Eeaks set IL up a little tighter II
up TOO tightly 10 viii roughen
Az shat, and make 10 almost impos-
tie 10 prevent leakage.
tFotcr Department. have an
thn which has a grinding sound IN
Hor when engine is running slow,
80 I can't locate The grinding
,tbs when the engine IS speeded up.
Asrechanic said q was the timing
rsar. 7 had him put in new timing
esars and tighten up bearings, but
it helped very little. ! Will appre-
kciAte your good advice \. c.
Are YOU sure that the grinding
nSsse takes place while clutch Is dis
er,raged? This Will determine
1vkether the trouble lies in the en-
gifs or not. 4 worn clutch shaft
ygsar VIII cause a grinding noise such
a. you mention. Also be sure that
81 clutch bearings are properly lu-
br4eated. Worn timing gear viii
gr1nd, but you have placed these and J
busted the bearings. so trouble
hnay be IN the clutch and transmits
sion sound over the power plant
vvfth a piece OF steel sod held be-
80, fha tesfh and keep both ears
lssed. BY doing this you should 10
aAe the source OF the noise