SPRING SHACKLES THAT RATTLE.
Mysterious noises may arise from lateral play in the shackles of the front springs. They may resemble and be diagnosed as a bonnet or mudguard rattle, as a loose undershield, or even es an enp*me nr radiator insecurely fixed to the frame. In the latter case the noise is quire a heavy thud. The bolts and nuts of the shackles should not be so tight as to
| remove even the slightest play; the I shackle-plates should not only be j flee to turn easily, but should have a faint lateral play as well, otherwise they will be stressed unduly when one front wheel lifts in relation to the other. But a sixteenth of an inch should be the maximum amount of play if noises from this source are to be avoided.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 286, 2 May 1929, Page 7
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135SPRING SHACKLES THAT RATTLE. Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 286, 2 May 1929, Page 7
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