White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-14
MAKING SPRINGS
RIDE VERY EASY
Most of Them Are Either Too
Stiff or Too Soft and Either
Is Uncomfortable.
LUBRICATION OFTEN BLAMED
IndlserlmInate Advice May Be Worse
Than Useless as No Two Sets Are
Allke-Intelligent Attention
, Is Big Need.

Automobiles may be divided Into
two classes, those with springs that
are too stiff and those that are too
soft. Either can be very uncomfort-
able. Here and there, Of course,
there is a car with springs that really
spring without springing the occu-
pants of the car against the top"
writes an expert.
Automobile instruction books, car
experts and all the wiseacres of the
fraternity advise n to lubricate the
springs regularly. II the springs need
IL, that Is very good advice, but II
sometimes happens that the lubrlca-
ton is the very last thing that the
springs need. If you could work a
little rust or gummed oil between the
spring leaves and thus retard the
spring action, II might be endurable.
OF course, this Is when the springs are
too soft and spring too much. Indis-
criminate advice as TO the care OF
springs may be worse than useless.
No two sets of springs require the
same medicine. Therefore, before fol-
lowing anyone's advice to Intricate
the springs It were well to discover
whether they need 1t,
Soft Springs Yield Easily.
Soft springs, so flexible that they
yield easily to road ~unevenness, are
inclined to compress too readily when
they drop into a hole or hit q bump.
They fly back into normal position,
sag down again and after a while
cease vibrating. Meanwhile you are
bouncing around like a rubber ball.
Now to oil such a spring merely In
tsnsines all this. You DO not need the
exercise acquired by the oiling proc
sss. You will get all you need riding
in the car without 1t. Such a spring
needs friction between the leaves
rather than fabrication. Friction slows
the motion of the spring and steadles
the car.
Now, almost every one will tell you
that friction between the leaves make,
the car ride hard. Probably the irsI
time you heard anyone say this ant
thought your car was not particularly
easy you oiled the springs and wen
from the frying pan into the FIRE.
However, this complaint Is not a.
general as that where the springs, ut
tsriy neglected and rusted together
have lost a large part of their reslll
ency, 80 that the car rides like a farm
wagon. In such a case lubricating tn,
spring leaves Ii the greatest aid 4
comfort. A quarters worth Of graph
lite grease and a liberal quantity O
elbow grease works wonders for
stiff spring.
Intelligent Attention Needed.
Springs really do need a great dea
Of attention. II II be intelligent atten
ton They should be taken apart a
least twice a year and cleaned an
fabricated well. There may be oh
tanned fabrication inserts 10 70 b<
tween the leaves Of the spring.
which usually last for the life Of In
car. II the springs have been well d.
signed they will not need extra Al
tachments to make the car ride easil,
but a seven-passenger car will nc
ride as easily with two persons q
with Its normal load. The poir
where the springs are attached to tn
body and the suspension point on III
axle or frame need frequent inspe'
ton and fabrication regularly ut II
points Indicated In the car instructio
book. Spring shackles will wear Quicl
y unless fabricated, rendering
breakdown much more likely.