SAVE THE DAY

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

SAVE THE DAY

Greasing Methods Improving

The adoption by Studebaker of a new type of ball bearing spring shackle which carries sufficient grease for at least 20,000 miles, • and of the BelfJex fibre shackle* device by the Willys Knight ar© noteworthy advances towards the day when the chassis will needj attention only at rare intervals. pERTAINLY- systems have been deV vised which provide for either automatic lubrication of the chassis or lubrication by means of a foot operated plunger. One or two of these systems have proved successful m practice, but according to all accounts Hi appears to be almost impossible to ensure that every bearing gets its due meed of lubrication. The shackles are very important units, and need frequent attention • if trouble is to be avoided. The fabric type of shackle, as adopted by Willys Knight, of course, needs no attention whatever. The, Studebaker ball tearing: shackle is a totally enclosed fitment; which is packed with grease at its assembly, and it does not need attention for thousands of miles, at least 20,000, and possibly not for the whole life of the car. There are many other points of • the chassis where enclosed ball bearings could be used with advantage, but we cannot expect everything at ono* .