The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
LUBRICATI0N MOST
''ITAL ITEM IN CARE
OF AIN AUTOMOBILE
Grease and Oil Should Be
Replenished Every
Week.

Nothing IL more vital to the life
OF automobile than fabrication.
which. all sorts Of rules ana regu-
lations are pristed to guide the
owner he frequently fails to fol-
lowe them because OF his inability
to remember the exact mileage or
date that certain parts require
fabrication. The owner who knows
he cannot follow the rules should
make IL a habit to lubricate every
week regardless Of need. for It
never can do anything but good
to oyerlubricate moving parts. This
applies to chassis parts and does
not refer to niling the crankcase.
which should be done at least twice
each week. In order to be able to
lubricate these parts outside of the
engine one must know where the
moving parts are located. When in
doubt lubrlcate anyhow. but you
will not be In doubt II you will
study a photograph Of the car you
are driving. A stripped car view
is better. for then you can see the
parts themselves.
There are four main units In
every chassis: Engine. clutch.
transmission and the axles con-
sidered as one unit. The axIes and
transmission are connected by a
propeller and shaft. which is fitted
with one or two universal joints
There are parts Of every unit that
must be fabricated. as parts OF ar
Of them move. Aside from thes-
main units there are others. such
as the lighting generator. cooling
fan bearing. wheel bearings.
springs. steering apparatus. You
will need three or four different
kinds OF lubricants. and you should
get into the habit of using the same
ones for different parts
Care Of Engine.
The Engine-Bring the oil in the
crankcase to level at least twice
each week. depending on the mile
age. II you are driving great
deal every day fll to level every
morning. At the end OF the first
500 miles OF driving of a new car
drain the crankcase and refill
Thereafter drain and refill every
1000 miles. If you do this with
out fail the engine bearings, pis-
tons. rings. etc, will give service
for 10000 and even as high as 90
000 miles without needing repair.
In the L-head engine the valves
are oiled automatically, but In
some overhead valve engines the
owner must fill oil ours at regular
intervals. The fan bearing should
be packed with grease through
cup or by a heavy oil. as indicated
by the car manufacturer. This
bearing will wear out quickly IL
not oiled regularly. The ignition
distributor shaft bearing Is often
provided with grease or oil cup
which should be turned or filled
every week at least. The genera
tor usually has only one bearing
oiled externally through a ball
valve. or a small filler with spring
cap. Much generator trouble is due
to neglect OF this one bearing.
Bearings In Clutch.
Clutch-Every clutch has
throwout bearing and in some cars
it Is fabricated automatically. In
most cars. however. 1t is fed
through a hand-operated cup or
large oil cup. II not given atten-
ton at least once each week. th'
clutch will stick. the wearing wears
rapidly and you get the effect OF
chattering of the clutch. when yoC
engage it. A clutch that runs in
oil tmost of them run dry. how
ever.) should be Allied to level with
half Kerosene, half oil. once every
three months As said previously
II does no harm to check the level
weekly. The clutch and pedal shaft
should be fabricated with grease
weekly.
Transmission-The transmission
Is an assembly of gears and they
should be provided with good
gear oil In warm weather a heavy
grade should be used Grease
should not be used. The transmis-
sion case need not be filled: simply
brought to the level of plug on
the side OF every case.
Universal Joints-Only metal
joints need be fabricated. There
are two general types of metal
joints. those requiring oil and those
that are grease packed. The own
er must know. 1t is not necessary
to All joint housing completely
either with grease or oil. One
third full is sufficient.
Rear Axle-Same as transmission
Care Of Steering Gear.
Steering-The gear housing at
the bottom of the post should he
packed with grease or graphite
grease at least once each month.
At the same time the drag link
connections and the tie rod con-
nections should be packed. The
king bolts. or knuckle pins. as they
are called. must be fabricated daily
in order to prevent rapid wear.
Wheel Bearings-Not less than
every 1000 miles the wheel bear
ings should be cleaned in kerosene
and repacked with good grease or
graphite grease. This lubricant