Evening star., 1929-12-08
MILADY'S MOTORING.
BY Frederick C. Russell

The woman who asked for anti-skid
equipment in a chain store simply did
not know her groceries.
| When the engine stalls on hill some
women are just experienced enough to
appreciate that in addition to setting
the hand brake it is also a matter of
safety to shift into low gear. But there
| Is Just one further point worth con-
| sidering: The car will back more slowly
and under better control If placed In re-
verse gear. The clutch of course should
be left engaged.
Automobiles are forever pointing out
! the special characteristics Of nilady as
compared with the man at the wheel.
| Not so long ago motor company found
an early version of its car and decided
to people it with folk done up in the
ridiculous array of yeSteryear. A pic
ture of the affair would be shot" and
the public would have a good laugh at
itself,
Then the search began. Linen dust
ers being rarity the property man
| cleVerly substituted rain coats. Scaris
fiers and ultra-ray glasses served as
goggles. But where to find the old
| fashioned hats for the ladies?
| 1t ought to emphasize the progressive
ness of the modern woman when I
record that the photographer had to
| fake the bonnetS for the ladies in the
picture while all the men had 70 do
was to don their latest derbieS.
Women perhaps cannot be expected
to know exactly what's wrong with
their cars when they take them to Q
shop for service, but one rule, II religt-
ously followed, will save many useless
and costly repair job. Simply have
three different mechanics express their
views as to the cause of the trouble,
being careful not to inform any one Of
| the diagnosis made by the other.
| You might call 1t process OF obtain
| ing sealed bids" If each offers the
same view the car is quite apt to profit
by whatever treatment Is recommended.
Disagreement, however, will call for
caution and further diagnosis-the Sc
cret Of successful repair work.
While it doesn't pay to buy cheap
service for the car, nevertheless there Is
no reason to be suspicious of the me-
chanic who says he can grind valves
and scrape out carbon in less time than
some other competitor. Any repairer
who knows a certain make Of car
| thoroughly can remove the head
quicker, because he is familiar with the
details of the work and has learned a
number Of short cuts.
! The modern woman who stops OF at
| brake testing station to see II her car
is entirely safe for the demands of traf-
f1c is likely to be informed that her
brakes are Of the internal-expanding
type and not have the slightest idea
what Is meant by the term. This type
Of braking system has practically sup
planted the misunderstanding type so
| popular a few years ago.
ANY brake of the conventional type
consists Of a drum attached to the
wheel. Against this drum something is
pressed to produce the braking effect
II this takes the form of bands which
draw around the drum we call the
system external contracting whereas II
there are brake shoes pressing outward
into the inside Of the drum the ar
rangement is known as internal ex-
panding.
That's about all there Is to it. In
either case brake lining Is attached to
the parts which engage with the drum
The advantage Of the internal type Is
protection from water and dirt. but
there has been the problem of noise
and grabbing to meet.
If your car carries this type of brake
and noise appears, simply run q few
yards with the brakes part on and the
engine pulling. Avoid having mechanics
oyer-lubricate the front wheel bearings
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