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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 882, 28 January 1930, Page 6

MORE HINTS

The Care of the Car REMOVING DENTS FROM WINGS It is almost impossible to beat out \ dents from a wing without damaging I the enamel in the process, and thus j entailing the repainting of the whole article. Small dents can be pressed out without damage to the paintwork by means of a tool known as "Joiners’ cramp,” which can be obtained for a few shillings from an ironmonger. A block of wood, having one face slightly I concave to lit the outer surface of the wing, is placed over the dent, and the wing and block are placed between the jaws of the cramp, with the - movable jaw against the bulge on the underside of the wing. As the lower jaw is screwed up, the dent is gradually pressed out to conform with the concave surface of the block. LEAVE CAR IN SHADE Whenever a car is parked in hot summery weather it should, if at all possible, be left in the shade. If strong sunshine is allowed to play upon it for some hours the metal panels of the bodywork become very hot and damage to the paintwork may result. Furthermore, sunlight has a deleterious effect upon rubber tyres. Last, but not least, a car that has stood in the sun for some time is by no means pleasant for the returning passengers to enter. HILL-CLIMBING EVENTS CONTESTS ON SATURDAY Six events have been set down for decision at the hill-climbing tests of the Sports Motor-Cycle Club to be held at Henning’s Speedway, Mangere, on Saturday. The first test will be run off at 2 p.m. The programme caters for all types of machine from the two-stroke to the 500 c.c. class, and may include a side-car event. Already a large number of competitors are preparing for the contests. Post entries will be received on the grounds. A charge will be made for spectators and the sum raised, which will receive a £ for £ subsidy from Auckland Speedways, Ltd., will go toward paying off an outstanding account in connection with the revision of the by-law in the City forbidding the carrying of pillion passengers.

disengaged, they stick in the grooves, thus formed, and consequently the clutch “drags.” The remedy is to dismantle the clutch completely, fit new driving pins in the fly-wheel, also driven pins if necessary, and see that the plates are an easy sliding fit on the pins. For much play is not desirable, as it tends to cause a rattle at low speeds. “Another Mechanic."—l see by this week’s “Motordom” pages that you supplied a mechanic with information on a car. I wonder if you would do something like that for me. What is the natural end-play on the crankshaft of a. Gardner Six, 1926 model, also the diameter and length of the main journals? (1) .003. (2) 2 3-8 x 2,2 3-8 x I£, 2 3-8 x 2, and 2 3-8 x 2 3-8.