DO NOT TIMER ROUND

NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 18

DO NOT TIMER ROUND

Never Alter Parts Unless It Is Absolutely Necessary

GOLDEN KEY TO SUCCESS

Never alter a part unless it is absolutely necessary. The key to success m adjustments and repairs, as far as the owner-driver, is concerned, is to maintain the car m exactly the condition m which it was when new. ? .

THERE are exceptions, of course, for 1 occasionally a part gives continual trouble, but then the best plan is to refer to the" makers to find but whether any alteration m the design has been effected. .: Above all things, do not use what are termed temporary repairs— that, is i to say, some probably ingenious substitute for -pan of the mechanism of the car. It is ten to one that this temporary repair will remain m position until it gives very bad trouble. It is much better to get the right parts from the makers and replace the component exactly as it was before. One of the essentials on which the life of the car depends, and which is very frequently overlooked, is to keep the bolts and nuts really tight. It pays, therefore, to go round the car at intervals making quite sure that nothing has worked loose, because, if it has, and if that' fact escapes notice, the subsequent undesirable movement m the component m question will

' mean that the whole will have to be replaced m course of time, perhaps quickly. , ; This,' m turn, means that where a bolt or nut is difficult to get at, the owner should have, a special spanner . made to overcome the difficulty. . *; ij Remember that ; the screw threads used on cars of different makes are different. It is not much good trying to screw any hut or any bolt; instead, nuts with a thread belonging to the " cap. should alone be used. „;. -^ It is of great assistance if. the ownerj will himself wash arid clean the caiv for m the process, if it is properlycarried out, he is practically forced to inspect the major portion of the mechanism, and is the more likely, therer fore, to detect any untoward sign her-, aiding trouble to come, and therefore ; will be able to deal with ..it m good •; time. ■ ..'"'.- Any unusual noise should never. bV allowed to continue investigar tion. . -■■'