LOOSE SHACKLE

NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 13

LOOSE SHACKLE

Sometimes Causes Shimmy So many reasons haxe been given to explain why front wheel* shimmy that it isn't any wonder the average motorist who experiences thi6 sort ©f treuble is tempted to overlook ope of : the most common . causes of all. . . i WE refer to loose shackles. You can talk about camber, cantor, pitch, tyre flex and the rest of it; but If you overlook the shackles you, are taking detours In your trouble-shooUpgr. ■.. : Shimmy itself is a condition that causes looseness of front end parts. It represents conditions . that are not balanced, and it, m turn, inflicts -wear on many of the parts that contribute m creating it. If shackles are not tight the shimttiylnjp. of front/ wheel* will continue to loosen them- s • Think of the . shackle* ,vrhen thinking of shimmy. Keep tliena tight, Vbut remember to lubricate , them ;. more' often and more carefully when, they ;are In the tighter position. •'.., ■. >; •/.