The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-16
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owners quickly establishes that
brakes are probably the most i'm
portant part of an automobile.
They take plenty Of punishment,
During a hard application, the
brake shoes are pressed against
the drums with a pressure of 1000
pounds. Temperature may reach
1400 degrees.
Maintenance experts list three
important rules for proper braking'
1. Use the brakes just as little
as possible.
2. Learn precisely how much
pressure on the brake pedal is need
ed to slow or stop.
3. Don't "ride" the brake pedal
The more your brakes are used
the quicker the brake lining will
wear out. And you waste gas and
shorten the life Of your tires. When
slowing down, take your foot OFF
the accelerator early and let engine
compression do the work. Touch
| the brakes lightly for a complete
stop.
To develop Feather touch" driv-
ing, practice stopping several times
| at low speed on a deserted road
Quick, short brake applications are
the most effective. You prevent
tremendous heat built up and main
tain effective bral1ing power.
One of the simplest ways to de-
termine if your brakes need service
| is to watch the brake pedal. II
should have very little free play
Within an inch, it should set the
| shoes against the drums.
Once you notice that the pedal
goes down further than usual, have
the brakes adjusted. After two Oh
three adjustments, the Innings
should be checked for wear.
Surprisingly, the Innings on al
wheels may not wear out at the
same time. AS a rule the from
ones go first. But you can save OF
labor costs by having all replaces
since the rear ones probabl!
wouldn't last much longer anyway
Other symptoms of brakes il
Ineed of service, besides too mucl
pedal movement, are: grabbing
lnoisiness, dragging and pulling t.
lone side.
i About every 1000 miles, have tn
fluid level checked in the brak
system. If fluid has to be adde,
more often than 100 miles, tn
whole system should be checked
The brakes should be ADJUSTS
| every 5000 miles. And don't forge
to have the emergency brake check
ed, too.
A horrifying moment is when
driver hits the brakes :. an
nothing happens. The reasons vary
lbut a fluid leak which empties tn
system is a good suspect In
Isituation like this the most impor
ltant thing to do is pull the emer
Igency brake. That's not as obyiou
as it seems; many drivers in
panic completely forget, when il
most cars the emergency brake vii
work even when the regular brake
are gone.
Try to get the car into a lowe
lgear to help stop. And pump tn
brakes--it may build up pressur
If some fluid remains.
SUDDEN THAWT i. Ode to
speedy driver: He saved minute
but lost a limb. Now there's NOR
time. but less of him.
AUTO REVIEW -. More thai
I76 million motor vehicles wer
Registered in the United States las
year, an all time high.
We had 12.5 million trucks am
buses in operation.
The industry produced 6,670,OO'
vehicles during the year.
Three out Of every four Amer
lean families own at least one cal
Nearly seven and a half milliol
, householders have two.
! Licensed drivers climbed to 8
million.
We were oad ,ho,1fs- too. Mof0,