TROUBLE SIGNS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 164, 4 March 1932, Page 2

TROUBLE SIGNS

aPparent faults not always the right (ONkS JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS An instance is known of a car which developed a very fierce clutch, although in "the hands of a competent driver. It was thought that grease must have got on to the clutch plates and ruined their surfaces-, but ■ on examination the clutch discs proved to be in perf ect condition-. Even- ; tually it was discovered that the bolts holding the engine to the chassis. had worked loosfe sb that immtediately upon engagehient of the ciuteh the engine, because of the torque, would vibrate and shliddef, causiiig what seemed to be a fierce clutch. Again, a frequent cough back when travelling faMy fast is iibt necessarily a sigri 6f water in thte fubl o'r! a weak mixture, but is probably a warning that the contact breakers'> points are set too close. Rattling doors and body .squeaks do not necessarily me'an that the hinges are'worn, and that the body ; has looseness. The suspensibn bf the car inay requife attehtibh and adjustmeht. Spray ' the springs with" gfaphite pehetratiiig oil and eheck the shock absorbers. A faulty horn does not always mean that the born motor is worn out oiv requi'res adjustment; the horn buttoii contact points may be diFty atid corToded. Froht wheel wobble5 a rare thing nowadays, does not always show that the wheels are out of alignment, or have too little caster action. Nine times out of ten it will be f ound that the front springs have their leaves excessively lubribated. Similarly, a car that persistently steers to the left or the right may have the steeririg gbar in perfect order. The trouble will be found to be in the front sh'ock absorbers in. that the shock absorber on the side to which the car steers has probably stuck or seized. Even a spring shackle may be too tight.