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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 676, 31 October 1933, Page 2

UNPLEASANT BUT NIECESSARY. Though the springs play an impor- ■ tant part in th'e riding comfort of a car, no section of th'e mechanism as a rule receives so little attention. The function of the spring, of course, is to flex andallow the wheels to follow the contOTirs of the road surface while .the- chassis and body of the car continue their progress in a straight path. If the springs are neglected rust will form on the surfaces of the leaves and will result in more friction ■between them as the springs flex under the load imposed. Accordingly the riding comfort will deteriorate, , but as the formation of rust is a gra- , dual pr.oeess, and so therefore is the falling-off in comfort, it is more than , likely that the owner will not at first ■ realise that his car is not so easy riding as it used to be.

■The remiedy is, of course, to keep the springs well luibricated, so that rust cannot form, .and so that th'ey can at all times fiex freely. This en- ' tails jacking the car up in such a manner that the springs are relieved of the weight, and it is then a comparatiyely simple matter to insert gra- ■ phite grease between the leaves with the blade of an old knife. If clips are fitted to the ends of some leaves it will probably be necessary to re^ ■move them before the leaves can be separated sufficiently for th'e knife blade to be inserted. Also it will , usually be necessary to use an old screwdriver or some similar tool to '• forcei the leaves apart slightly. This joh is frequently shirked because it is unpleasant, and perhaps the need for eeonomy prevehts the task from being handed over to a ■service station. The work should be done three or four times a year, but' in many cases the springs are not even properly cleaned and treated with penetrating oil. If labour is to be avoided and the consequences of neglect are not to bfe suffered, a simple expedient is to fit , the springs with gaiters. " (Springs luhrication then hecomes ( anerely a matter of applying* an oil gun*to nipples on the gaiters, there being two gaiteiis ion an ordinary half-eliptic spring, one on each half of the spring. The cost of the gaiters will soon (be more than repaid hy on& saving in time and trouble, and, by the maintenancei of the efficiency df the suspensi'on system. The ear does not suffer in appear- j ance, because "the neatly-tailored j leather case fits th'e spring like k glove,- and mud can he washed off th^ gaiters more easily, than the bare' spring's, which soon ibecome rusty and uiisightly if neglected., Springs that are protected against rust and are properly lubrieated are anuch less likely to break than thosh which are left to take care of fhemselves.

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