MORE HINTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 936, 1 April 1930, Page 6

MORE HINTS

The Care of the Car ! A CAUSE OF STEERING PULL ! The tendency of a car to ‘'puli' j always to one side of the road, ever i where there is no appreciable camber | and sometimes actually against ; ! slight camber, is not infrequently due | to unequal inflation pressure in the 1 front tyres. A difference of no more | than 101 b pressure may give rise tc ; quite an appreciable pull, and, if the j rear tyres are unequally inflated as well, with the comparatively “soft” | one on the same side as that at the j front, the pull will be intensified. An j extreme case of this kind exists when i a puncture occurs; the ill-effect on j the steering, it need hardly be pointed j out, is often the first intimation the driver receives that anything is amiss. A PUNCTURE KINK When punctured it is always a wise plan to examine the outside of the cover for nails, etc., before removing the tube. If anything can be detected, the leak can be found immediately and a quick repair effected. ! This is one of the very obvious things ; of motoring that often gets forgotten. LOCATING A KNOCK If a knock is due to a dirty engine it will become pronounced when under load or when hill climbing. Running light with little throttle opening and the ignition lever correctly set, no knock -would be apparent. A loose or worn bearing would make itself known under almost any conditions of running. An experienced ear would detect immediately the difference between the two troubles, as the sound of a carbon knock is distinctive and sharp, while a mechanical knock is usually dull and more of a thud.