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Useful Suggestions.
By Israel Klein
The most pleasant music to the ears of the automobile driver is the sweet purring of a motor.
The most atrocious noiso, for which there's no excuse, 18 tha squeaking of the brakes,
Yet, it's easy to silence that noise so that the hum of the motor isn't drowned out. It is in fact possible to prevent auch noise altogether.
Brake squeaking in the result of A scraping or plowing action of metal or grit in the Ining. Grit from the road, especially after u long country run over dirt high- ways, is excusable. But the metal dust that gets In between the brake drum and the lining could have been kept out in the first place.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY 26th NOVEMBER, 1932.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
19 לאדערטרין
HONGKONG VEHICULAR FERRY MACHINERY BY GARDNER'S
The main
reva.
re-
Metal dust comes from scratch- ing of the brake drum by the wire
eur-marine engines are seldom driving machinery Generators, which supply in the brake lining, high rivet consists of a twin set of Gardner rent for other auxiliary units such quired to drive at both ends and alr compressors, this feature calls for special heads, or particles of steal from 8-cylinder, cold starting, 2-cycle, as emergency
A result of the drum itself. All this, in turn, diesel engines, developing 400 service pumps, .bilge pumps, light-consideration. As is due to worn-down brake lining. B..P, each at 200
pering the vessel and for working the exhaustive testa the Makers de- electric winches on dock. Onolcided to t dynamic balancers Rubber or felt liners and metal minute.
generating set is ample for all and we are informed that the shima under the linings are now
These engines are fitted with ordinary requirements and it will adoption of these balancers has being used to avoid squealing lutches at both ends driving pro-therefore be seen that the prin-ontirely eliminated vibration in brakes. Harder, high-carbon steel pullers through Bibby type Flexible cipal items of machinery are either direction. is being utilized for the brake Couplings, and it is arranged that
In their choice of the enginns fans are provided for the engine we understand that the Directors drum, nowadays, assuring trua cir- the pair of propellers at each end duplicated. Special electric driven cularity of the brake bands.
are designed to take the full power room ventilation and each boat of the Yaumati Ferry Co., were per- of the engines. This is important It is sometimes the least diver- for it enables the propellers to be will be fitted with a Viekeen Oil influenced by the cellable
formance of the numerous Gardner Separator,
in operation on this The design of the vessel which engines causes brake bands to wear down emciently in the ahead direction allows caro and trucks to run on harbour and the service offered by gence from true circularity that so designed that they operate
other end the Agents, Mesara. Dodwell & at one point and cause squealing, and run idle when the opposite one end and off the The wearing part, then, should pair of screws are driving in the calls for a continuous low loading Co., who retain Gardner Experts
in The arrange-platform which in turn means that on their staff
addition to not only he hammered to shape, reverse direction.
The ser- but should get a rubber liner, or a ment also enables the engines to the space for the machinery is specially trained fitters. metal shim under the llning be- run in one direction only, saving strictly limited as regards head vice even extends to the training wear room. Thus it is necessary to of customers' Engineers and a tween the rivets to make up for time in manoeuvring and
and tear on the machinery general-adopt a long multi-cylinder
Bre en-number of picked men wear at that point.
of in- gine in order to obtain the re-going through a course 1y.
harbour The Gardner 8-cyl., [struction
Various to take the squeal out of brakes. The Auxiliary machinery com-quired power.
is particularly craft, to prepare them for their Sometimes dry powered graphite. prices a pair of Gardner 4 cyl, 2-cycle engine
and duties on the ferries. which will not collect dirt, ia ap-high speed hand starting diesel aultable for this purpose
Main and auxiliary machinery room has been plied, but oven this is only a engines, each developing 38 B. its construction greatly facilitatea mukeshift.
H.P. at 1,000 revs. per min. These overhauls in the limited height in the engine
Aupplied by Messrs. Dodwell & Lancashire available. drive units
direct,
that Co., Ltd. Dynamo & Crypto 110 volt D.C. It is of interest to note
Use of a lubricant is not advised
Application of an oily or greasy lubricant is dangerous. It often leads to violent seizing of the
brakes, causing uncomfortable driving and perhaps serious damage to the cur. Sheared rivets, stripped gears, and even a broken axle might be the result.
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Nine-tenths of the brake jobs that go to service stations, it is estimated, are found to have no free movement at the external an- chor support of the brake. The result of this is lack of contact be tween drum and lining at the rear. while high pressure is applied to the front of the brake.
This is like a brake lining out
LEARNING TO FLY."
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Additional general information A CUSTOM CONCESSION. covers the various types of air- craft available at each Club or
The Automobile Association has Useful A.A. Booklet. School, a description of the access by road to the aerodromes men-
the Com- The Automobile Association'stioned, as well as a useful location been informed by
missioners of Customs and Excise booklet "Learning to Fly" publish- map. ed for members desirous of obtain-
Coples of the booklet may be that a tourist from abroad visiting Ing the Air Ministry's "A" Licence, obtained free on application The Great Britain with a motorcar or has been enlarged and revised.
Automobile Association, Fanum House, Coventry Street, London, motor caravan may, in future, im- W.1. or to any A.A. Branch Office. port a wireless set temperarily,
without depsalt of duty.
The contents now include outline of the procedure which must be followed before a licence a list of the can be granted. addresses of all Clubs and Schools
throughout the British Isles where
Automobile production in the of truc, causing hard steel parti-flying instruction Is obtainable, United States totalled 1,119,558 cles to be ground out by the brake and a note of the fees payable in units for the first alx months of
nelion so that squealing is the result. If the rear anchor up- port is eased up a trifle, it will permit the lining to come into con tact with the drum at that end and even up the pressure all
around.
AUSTIN FILM.
"This Progress" in Great Demand.
Enthusiastic audiences have shown their appreciation of the Austin film wherever it has been exhibited.
Nearly sixty showings were given to audiences of up to 2,000 persons during the month of August, and additional to many cinema performances the film la exhibited in Austin dealers' show-
rooma.
It is also to be sent oversens, and will be shown in Australia, the New Zealand, India, and Malay States. Standard sound-on film editions are now on their way to those countries, and a largo number of showings will be arranged by Austin factory r presentatives.
each case.
1032.
For this purpose it is necessary
covering the vehicle. to mention the set on the triptyque
TWO NEW IDEAS IN
AVIATION.
Above are two of aviation's newest contributions to the flying public. At left is a com- bination automobile-gyroplane recently displayed in Borlin. It will manoeuvre equally as woll in the air as on the ground. At right is a reversible plano propeller. It is being de veloped by a Borkoley, Calif., firm headed by J. H. McCullough, shown in photo. The propeller is controlled from the cockpit and acts as a brake when reversed.
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Announco Peugeot Cars are now on show at:
The Oriental Motor Car Cò.
Sole Distributors 303-9, Hennessy Road, Hongkong. Telephone 20406.
Jeugeot
THE MOTOR SHOW AT THE OLYMPIA, LONDON.
Our picture shows the now 15 h.p. Daimler which is fitted with the Daimler fuld-flywheel self-changing transmission. It is designed for the owner-driver,
The exhibits at the annual Motor Show at Olympia show definite improvement both as regards design and value as compar with the models exhibited a year ago. Our picture shows the chass of the M. G. Magnette, a 18 h.p. touring car, the design for which ti been based on knowledge gained from experience on the racing tens (Photos "Times" copyright.)