The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-29

Gus. even when the car Is driving
straight ahead. Very few have
learned that 1t needs a constant
supply of good. heavy grease to
prevent wear at. this point. II Is
desirable to screw down on the
grease cups on the steering knuc-
kles every time oil is put In the
engine. when the grease cup Is
screwed down SO that II cannot be
turned further. u should be filled
Immediately. There should : he
enough grease there to keep forcing
1t out. so that grit cannot get into
the bearings.
Underneath the floor boards there
are a. number of parts which need
attention. but being out of sight
they are often out of mind. They
are also somewhat fnconvenient to
get at. Under there is the univer-
sal joint. This Is another joint in
which the motion is not great, but
the load Is heavy and. continuous.
That is the next place that usually
shows hard wear Most modern de-
signs have housings covering this
joint which may be filled with
heavy oil. and 1t then takes care
of itself for a month. IT should be
inspected and the oil replaced once
a month. In some cases fabric or
leather universal joints are used
which require no lubr.cation.
should OIL Link. O<en.
Underneath the floor boards are
the levers and arms used for con-
trolling the clutch, brake, the self
started and the accelerator. All
have bearings, used occasionally,
but enough so that they should be
kept fabricated or they will wear
This is especially true of the clutch
and brake linkage. particularly in
city running. where the clutch and
brake are in constant use. Usually
this 'linkage has no means of lubri-
cation other than oil holes. into
which a drop or two OF oil only
may he placed. Naturally 1t will
not last long and oil should be
dropped in the holes at least once
a week.
This is also true of the brake
iinkagc on the rear axle. often at
that point no provision whatever Is
made for oiling. 1t is simply a mat
ter of flowing oil around the joint
and letting IT work in. IL the brake
linkage wears and wnakcns and II
becomes necessary to apply II
brake with extra force in an emer-
gency, il will give way.
The spring shackle bolts usual
are equipped with grease cups AMI
they do not suffer quite as much as
other points. but often the passages
become clogEed and one may screw
down on the cup and only force
the grease out of the thread of the
cup. instead of into the bearing,
for the grease cup fits loosely upon
the thread
Wheel bearings ought to run for
six months if properly packed. but
there is no way of telling when the
bearing needs attention. except by
inspection, and il is we'll to look
them over regularly. When inspect
ing the rear-wheel bearings, IL the
construction is of the type where
the wheel hub is keyed onto the
shaft. it is we'll to inspect the key
to determine whether it Is tight.
Special Lubricants for Leaves.
The spring leaves need lubrica-
tion once a season. Tools are sold
for separating the leaves enough to
apply a lubricant made especially
for that purpose.
Overhead valves. worked by a
rocker arm, must be fabricated
every time the car is taken out. The
fabrication Is not usually included
in the ordinary fabrication scheme