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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JUNE
MOTORIST
LBERT L. CLOUGH
DECLUTCHING IN TURNING CORNERS,
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Correspondenta have recently good results... Finally one mechanic. written in inquiring if the replaced the bearings on the clutch should' be thrown pinion-shaft and the differential out when cards driven Carrier, and while this stopped any around 4-corner. Evidently these grinding under power, it grinds motorista have been instructed that when the car in-courting with the this practice should be, followed and one of them sperks of possible damage to the differential, if it is not adhered to. Appar ently many drivers Are int- pressed with this idea. Cornera should of course.. always be taken at low speed and it is often necessary to slow down a var before turning them, but this doen
not mean releasing the' clutch and
HOUSE IN THE REAR END⋅ [SP THUS, CAR
applying the brakes and, indeed, clutch engaged and so when I this ін not only unneces- apply the transmission brake. No
Mary
but involver needless adjuntment has as yet removed this wear on both clutch and grind. What brakes. In fact, the clutch never wrong?
SPEEDING COMPULSORY.
In order to relieve traffic over a Miama (U.S.A.) viaduct, motorists are required to travel at 35 myichig
do you think; but leakage still goes on. Can
you suggest anything 7
need be released in order to U80 Answer: We may be wrong, bat the brakes unless the car is actually we do not think that you have
LEAKS SOME [THING AWFU¿ {{{
SET BRAKE STANDARD.
At ten miles an hour, automo- biles should be capable of being Elopped in 9.3 feet; at 15-miles n hour, 20.8 feet; ut 20 miles anj hour, 37 feet; at 25 miles an hour, 58 feet; at 30 miles an hour, 83.3) feet. This senle, California legisla- fors will soon be asked to incor-l
the law regulating
porte in brakes.
PAN-AMERICAN ROAD 'UP.
to be stopped. It is essential, how-struck the correct adjustment yet. ever that the throttle be so set, that Ordaily, rear nols; while bust- the engine will turn over very slow-ing (when the ring-gear is driving ly under its own power, where the the pinigu, instead of the pinion accelerator is let up, so that it will driving the ring gear) results from always act to slow down the car to the pinion and your not being a safe speed for corners when gus meshed deeply enough, but end- is shut off. If the hand throttle is play in the pinion shaft also fre always set to give the car n speed quently CHURES it. Your best Answer: If the front crank of five mile an hour or so; on the course is first to make sure that the shaft bearing has somewhat tool level, with the accelerator released, tooth contact is correct and this much clearance with the shaft, the engine to always realy to help can best be due by halag. Prussian there will be excessive delivery of slow down the car and any addi-blue applied to the teeth and the oil there--possibly more than can tional retardation can be secured by areas of contact accurately deter- be taken care of. Around the crank- the brakes without throwing out the mined.. The area of contact should fshaft, just inside of the timing-gear A bill has been introduced into clutch. In turning sharp corners cover nearly the full length of the over, are provided two oil-ratain Congress asking an appropriation the operator simply lets up on the teeth of both gears. Adjustment ng rings and if these have become of $50,000 with which to conduct gas and presses the brake pedal only of both pinion and ring-gear posi- bent or disarranged in any way. enough to reduce the speed to a safe tion may be necessay to secure oil will pass them and run off the American highway, embracing a a preliminary survey for an inter- amount, nothing more unless a stop{ córrect mesh, but when it is at-sha't just behind the fan-pulley..
or practically a stop is called tained, we believe, winding will We think you will find that the route through the countries, that for. Whether to turning, corners conse, if there is no wrious end-oil-retaining. arrangement is not are members of the Pan-Ameri- or on straight going, it is remark-play in either pinion or main gear. working properly, although we can Union. able how long brake linings weay Gear adjustment in a defiente op- cannot tell in what respect, and brake adjustments remainferation and requiries the skill of much oil entering the Plmbg geari Builsfactory, if the engine is always an experienced workman. called upon to do Its part in de- celeration.
Noisy Rear Axle,
Toci
NOTICE TO ROBBERS,
compartment and failure of the retaining devices at the extreme! Crankcase Oil-Laknge:
frontend are the most likely
A sign in some
gas stations. in Question: Thora.in,continuousuu... of your trouble, but if you slow dr of oil from the crankense have the timing compartment cover Kanaus City reads: "The attend- of the engine of my car, which it again, to examine these parts, ant does not know the combination in the rear-end of my car, when amounts to a large los. It seems inspect this, carefully to see there of this safe." A collector comes power was applied suddenly and do seep out around the front collar 's na defcet in it that permits around daily and opens the safe, several mechanics tried to eliminate and drip to the ground All gas-lenkage. Such defecta'are not un- into which money has been deposit- it-by-readjustarent, but without kets have been replaced, by new fkn wn.
ed through a slot.
Question: A grind, developed
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