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THE OMAHA'SUNDAY BEE: MAY 5, 1918.
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RETREADING OF
TIRES ENDORSED
V BY TIRE EXPERT
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j Msny Tire Casings Can Be Re
I nawed With Fresh Tread If
I ; Pfoperly Cared for Be-
I fore Too Late. .
"If motorists were better acquaint
td with the advantages of having
their tires retreaded when not worn
through the carcass, many miles
would be added to. tire life," ia the
declaration of Joe M Dine, Omaha
branch manager for the Goodyear
I lire and Kubber company.
j "A retread can greatly extend the
I usefulness of a tire carcass that has
' had good care, but a tira that has
' been run 'soft, overloaded or tread
jf cut, or mistreated in other ways, can
ot profitably be so repaired.
"If ft tire is run undennflated if will
V probably be stone-braised or weak-
i encd la the side walls. II ran over
i loaded it will b ia the umt Condi-
tioo, except that the trouble will show
closer m the bead of the tire. If
readtat the carcase is likely to be
perforated with glass cuts, nail hole
. or the fabric rotted from moisture
aetplag in through the tread cats, and
;the pilec of fabric separated from each
other.
j Kramlne the Casing.
1 "A good rulcanlxer will always be
lc to ten, after examutauoa of a
tire if its condition will warrant t)ref
sable retreading. And no tire repair
man will advise a retread when the
carcass it in bad shape, for the eareass
is the foundation of the tire, and if
. this ia bad. no retread, however well
out on. will add sufficient mileasre to
the tire to warrant the expense in
volved.
"Bat when the tire has had good
care and the fabric it an Injured, a re
. tread ia a profitable investment If any
thousands of miles are added to tire
life in this manner. Before discarding
old tires, they should be taken to a
competent vnleanicer for examina
tion. Perhaps a new tread or a new
' section can be built Into A tire that
will greatly increase itl length of
service. ,
"Vulcanising treada on need tires,
has reached so great a degree of per
fection that even racing drivers are
using retreaded tires. In the past
racing drivers have never used tires
that. have undergone any kind of re
pairs only new tires were consid
ered safe. But that retreaded tires are
a success on the race track is abun
dantly proven in the experience of
Louis Chevrolet, who during the win
. ter season won several races on the
' western coast on retreaded Goodyear
cord tires. ,
I y ' ' "In ie interests of conservation
every motorist should nrst consider
V the advantages of a retread before
N sending to the scrap heap his old
tf tires.",
TRUCKS BEING
. RTSHED TOEAST
, ;: DURING NIGHT
Raonhtg daring the night hours
only, and nnder as near "war tone"
conditions as this peaceful section of
- America can provide, six trains of
Packard army tracks destined for
service' with Pershing in Franee are
pashttg forward- from Detroit to an
Atlantic port The convoy consists
' et 252 Packarda and the trains are
24 hoora apart -.
Except that they use their lights
r and are not bothered by sudden gusts
I of shrapnel or other attention! from
Frlti, the truck companies are pro
(seeding a If in the immediate neigh
borhood of the front
. The soldier drivers, 78 men. to a
train, make camp by the roadside
whenever dawn greets - them, cook
, . their mealn on field ranges 1 carried
fa the tracks? and elamber into the
torn-ton carriers for their day's
deep. Aa coon as "breakfast" it fin
ished In the evening they swing the
' big khaki-colored trucks into the road
again and hit oat toward the sea
.aboard. .Besides flic equipment of the sol
41 are there 1 a 15-day ration aboard
for -each man the trucks carry loads
of porta, also destined for the Ameri
can expeditionary force, v
This is the first night ran of a se-
; ries in which the quartermasters de
partment of the United States army is
giving the drivers ft foretaste of the
work they will be called on to do
, oversea t. " v
Maxwell-Chalmers Rally
v At Factory on Liberty.Loan
' Under the leadership of A. &, Gil
Arist, manager of the truck depart
ment of the L. J. Robinson company,
Detroit a Liberty loan rally of 5,000
Maxwell and Chalmers employes wai
held at the Chalmers plant in. the first
' week in the campaign. Mounted on a
Maxwell truck in the factory yard, Mr.
Gilchrist and Sergeant H. T.. Russell,
First machine gun company, First
Canadian battalion, made patriotic
- appeals which roused the gathering to
cheers. Russell, a wounded veteran of
the first and second battles of Yores,
, speaking froin his war experience put
th imni unuarelv before hi audience
in these words: 4 y J
"One allied soldier is better than 10
Germans if he has the support Give
- it to him." ., 1
Maxwell-Chalmers subscriptions to
the third' loan totalled more than
$567,000 at last reports. .The Maxwell
Motor company, incorporated, contri
.' buted $350,000, the Maxwell employe!
$101,000 and the Chalmers employes
$116,000. , ' ,
Mr, Gilchrist as captain of one of
- the Detroit teams in the drive, wa! ifl-
strumental in piling up some of the
big scores that put Detroit over the
top first among the large cities of the
United States. ' ,
yalve Stem Expansion.
An obscure engine difficulty some-.-aimes
occurs that is manifested by a
- reduction of compression when the
cylinders are hot although they may
be known to be tight wjien the parts
are cold. This is caused by the ex-
' ' pansion of the valve items ' during
the warming' up process. Unless a
proper amount of clearance is al
- lowed between the end! of the Items
and the tappets, thil me be enough
to prevent the valvec treat Mating
Auto Company Outgrows,
Present Location7 on Row
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i That the automobile business in
Omaha is flourishing, in spite of the
war time atmosphere, s agayi evi
denced through the leasing of .new.
quarters by one of the distributers on
the tow.
The 'steady Increase in truck and
Sutomobile sales has forced the J. S.
tewart Motor Co. to increase their
facilities through leasing a large
building at twenty-first and Leaven
worth. This building will be used
ENFORCEMENT OF
AUTO HEADLIGHT
LAWS IS SOUGHT
S. C Levltan. factory reoresenta-
tlve of the Warner-Lenz company, is
in Omaha on a trio of inspection and
has interviewed Chief of Police Demp-
sey regarding the enforcement of
the snto headlight law.
Lentafl has spent a good part of
S. C LEVITAN.
the week meeting city, county and
Itate officials. It is part of his work
to encourage the enforcement of the
aw and enlist the co-operation of
silch officers as are connected with
the discharge of this duty.
: In speaking with Chief Dempsey,
Mr. Levitan was assured that steps
were beiirg taken to train an addi
tional corn! of motorcycle "cops"
whose duties would be enforcing the
headlight law.
Warner Lena is standard equip
ment on 21 automobiles now, which
is evidence of the co operative feeling
among automobile manufacturers.
Stretched Casings.
After ft casing has been long in use.
sometimes stretching develops, so that
it takea longer to innate it. A stretch
ed tire should not be pumped up too
tight and incidentally it is best to fit
luch casings with inner liners. By this
means a good many more Unites can
be gotten out of them.
The most desirable furnished rooms
are advertised in The Bee. Get a nice,
cool room for the summer.
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exclusively for service on Pierce-Ar-
row cars ana trucks, Mitchell cars
and Bethlehem' trucks.
Titis new service station is equipped
throughout with modern machinery,
Welding machinery has been installed
and all manner of generator repair
ing, also atarting motor and magneto
repair work will be done.
The present location, at- 2048-52
Farnam street, 'will be used exclu
sively as a display room for automo
biles and trucks.
BRIDGE THEORY .
USED-IN MAKING
PEERLESS FRAMES
Now that the motor ear has been
thoroughly practical for every busi
ness Use, automotive engineers are
concerned in making many reinforce
ments in design and construction. The
Peerless car is particularly note
worthy in this respect. Their en
gineers have worked tirelessly to get
the proper weight distribution and
balance of materials with greater
strength and lightness. They have
borrowed from all engineering prin
ciples to accomplish their purpose.
A notable feature in the construc
tion of the chassis is its bridge de
sign. Feeling that the same prin
ciples apply those of great strength
and flexibility, they are using the
same bracing. Formerly the frame
depended for its rigidity upon deep
channel-shaped side members. To
give these the necessary strength
they had to be of fairly heavy con
struction. The extra weight was
felt to be unnecessary by the Peerless
engineers and they have been suc
cessful in greatly reducing the weight
of the frame side members by using
a principle familiar to bridge, de
sign, the trussr
This construction permits faf
greater strength with greatly re
duced weight, for the truss rods
furnish exceptionally strong bracing
throughout The frame of the mo
tor car when in action is subjected
to about the same strains as a
bridge, as it is virtually a bridge be
tween the front and back wheels. It
must carry all of the weight of the
body; and passengers and at the same
time be both rigid and flexible to un
even road action. The constant play
on the frame of usual design is very
likely to cause crystallization of the
steel, which Is not true in the truss
design. '
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Ball Check. f
Manpr engines having a pressure
feed oiling system, a regulator is em
ployed with a ball check valve in a
housing. If this ball gets .stuck and
lacks sphericity, it is difficult to re
move it .About the best way of get
ting it out is to take an L-shaped
.tube or rod of a diameter slightly
smaller than the ball, place a little
grease over one end and thrust this
greased end in the opening. The ball
will generally stick to the grease and
come out easily. '
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Brazlnf."
In branng brass, copper, wrought
iron and steel, clean the metal thor
oughly at and near the joint to be
brazed, by scraping or filing. Be sure
to fit the edges closely together. If
great strength is required, lap the
edges over each other about a quar
ter of an inch. A good plan ' to rivet
the edges together to hold them in
place. Place brazing material along
the joint Take finely powdered borax,
wet it with water and-place a little
along the seam, - Put the article over
a charcoal fire, joint down.' Heat it
slowly and evenly, holding it about
an inch above the charcoal When
the brazing material is all melted, rap
the part with a hammer, to induce the
material to flow all through the joint.
If the article is brass or copper, it
should be plunged into cold water, if
steel or iron it should be allowed to
cool slowly. , " " '
Packing Gasoline Pumps.
' About the best material to ate in
the stuffing box of a gasoline pump
is hemp string find loap. Gasoline
will dissolve practically any kind of
soap, so that loap may be used in
place of grease as a lubricant or in
place of red lead in making screw-
joints tight.
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Clutch Lubrication.
One of the most commonly neg
lected parts of the car as far as lu
brication goes, is the clutch operating
mechanism. In the case of disc
clutches running in oil the lubrica
tion of the thrust collar and the
lever operating it, is automatic. But
with clutches that do not operate in a
bath of oil, the thrust collar and lever
require oiling by hand. The service
of these parts exacting and fre
quent lubrication of the ball thrust
bearing and of the end of the lever
which actuates it, is necessary. Fur
thermore tthe bearing of the clutch
pedal and the pins which secure the
clutch operating linkage should be
frequently lubricated.
' Oaring for Hub Caps.
When putting the car in commis
sion for the year and every month
during the running season, the hub
caps should be thoroughly cleaned
out, all the grease and verdigris re
moved, after, which the caps should
be repacked with fresh grease. It is
also well to clean out the hubs and
bearings, washing them thoroughly
with gasoline so that dirt and grit
will be dislodged. When this has been
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done the moving parts should be again
lubricated, the nub caps put back in
place and the car can be driven with
out fear of improperly lubricated
axles.
Upholstery Dreaiing.
A very good leather dressin
composed of equal parts of glycerine
and sweet oil. At
fter annlv ns the
mixture with a cloth, it should be left
on the leather for 20 minutes, after
which the leather must be wiped dry.
urdinary soap, ana water makes a
good cleaner tor leather, the soap be
ing applied with a spongue and wiped
off with a chamois skin. "
' Removing Gears,
Wheiv attempting to remove sprock
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they are attached by meant- of taper
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or plain fits and keys, care must b
exercised not touse the hammer free
ly, fdr fear of cither fracturing thi
gear or springing it out of line.
so-called pulley-puller or special jacl
may be' improvised without difficult
under almost any circumstances an
by its use the part may be removed
straight without imposing any undm
strain upon it
Hardening Cast Iron.
At times it is desirable' to harden
medium or small cast iron parts
Here's how: Take a half pint of sul
phuric acid,, two quarts of commoi
salt, one-halt pound of prussiate oi
potash, quarter pound ot cyanide ot
potash and dissolve in 10 gallons oi
soft water. Heat the iron to a cherrj
red and dip in the solution. '-
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