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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 692, 18 June 1929, Page 6

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The Care of the Car TESTING TIMING CHAINS Wear of timing- chains can be tested by attempting- to lift the chain away from one of its larger sprockets midway between the points where it leaves the latter; if it can be drawn away to a pronounced loop, there is call for a new chain. Means of chain adjustment are generally available, and should be utilised as specified in the maker’s instruction book. Be careful, however, to adjust the chain when it is slack between the sprockets, otherwise it will be too tight afterwards at some points of its rotation. LUGGAGE ON MOTOR-CYCLE Loose luggage on a motor-cycle carrier can cause a most disconcerting roll, and the secret of securing it firmly is very simple. Never pass the strap or rope right round the luggage and carrier, but round the nearest carrier tube and back, fastening the two ends on top of the luggage. The same remarks apply to the luggage carrier on BANISH SCRATCHES Scratches in a plate-glass windscreen such as those often caused by the screen wiper, can often be polished out easily with the following preparation. Mix 60 parts of powdered chalk, 30 parts of tripoli and 15 parts of bole to a fine powder. Dip a wet, soft cloth in this preparation, and rub the glass till the scratches have disappeared. ENEMY RUST Bust causes all kinds of accidents, including broken springs. The spring leaves will not slide smoothly over one another, as they bend if they are badly rusted. The result is a hard-riding car, and eventually a leaf or two will break. When changing the crankcase oil, use the old oil by loading up the grease gun and squirting it over the springs. Over-oiling of springs, however, should be avoided as much as rust.