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Show W TRUCK DBHEHS TIE A IT After the motor truck has been in service for a considerable length of time the surfaces of the pedal pads will become smooth and this condition condi-tion may actually cause an accident since the foot may easily slip off sideways side-ways when the driver attempts to push in the pedal. This trouble may easily be remodeled by removing the pedal and roughing the surfaces of the pads with a series of punch marks. :To do this the pedal is" clamped in a ! vice and the surface is covered with chalk. Next a number of diagonal lines arc drawn and at each intersection of these lines a punch mark is made with a diamond nosed chisel and a ham-liner. ham-liner. This time of year when the driver's driv-er's shoes arc likely to be wet and slippery this precaution is particularly necessary. , nn |