Show T- T S TIMELY Y TIO M J. I Advice Given Concerning Best Methods of Handling Automobile Rims and Rim Devices S r rI S I i There are In general use toda today three I basic types of rims the fixed clincher i the clincher the straight side There are variations of these such as the universal which is a side ring type convertible from straight side to I clincher merely by reversing the side ring The fixed clincher type Is used on only one make mike of Ford ord and the writer r understands that the greater part of or the present production Is going to come through with The tIe de- Je mountable clincher Is used to some extent and Is an excellent type It is simply an ordinary clincher rim with which soft head clincher tires are used but instead of being fixed to 10 the wheel 1 the rim Is held in place b bj by of the tile usual lugs The split spill rim Is the type generally used I for straight side tires This type Is traverse tra tra- verse versel split and the ends are locked to together together together I gether so that there Is no possibility of or orth th them m coming apart The universal rim Is b fitted with a detachable side ring by I i means mean of 01 which It may be made to ao ac r- r either straight side or clincher clinch clinch- er cr tires lire DIFFICULTY TV IN MOUNTING The automobile owner of today using split rims lads finds the greatest t difficulty difficult In ar di heem I C mounting n and In l t tires sli ally after t the rl rims have t been In use for some time and rust has set In inthe the lockIng lockIng locking lock- lock Ing device Also the rim ma may be slightly out of shape or If not when the tire Is when It Is ready to be put back on The makeshift method of forcIn fore fore- In Ing inga a split rim Into position is to use a lifting jack and two blocks of 01 wood One block Is placed under tinder the jack and one above while the jack Is lying on the inc floor Inside of 01 the rim Operation of the Jack then spreads the rim In doing this the blocks must be so placed that the pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure Is properly distributed otherwise the en ends s of the rim will not properly come to toI together to to- gether I An An error often otten made with one t pe of rim rim Is In getting the locking means to toi i overlap the wrong way This may seem like an Impossible for error erro- an owner to toI tomake make but I J have seen it 11 made v very verj r frequently fre fre- I When a rim cannot be forced I In place with a normal amount of pressure pressure pres pres- I s sure re It will do little good to hammer away sufficiently to bend the rim It only makes matters worse U Ir an owner finds great difficulty In operating e t the Irl i Ia rims It is suggested U that he use one ol of th the tho l numerous tp types s of or rim expanding I tools toots designed ned especially for split rims One of the best designs grips the clinch I firmly an and pulls the rim ends cabs apart when the tire Is being and pUI hes them together when hen mounting I Is don done II This uses a rack and handle control and andIs andIs andis Is operated like a jack Another type employs a turnbuckle In tn me middle The I accessory shops handle various types some of which are collapsible and In that condition may be placed d in a door pocket Drivers who are observing have no doubt remarked about the car ahead l havIng having haying hav hay I ing a wheel and also alan the fr frequency fre quency with which wheels are arc seen Half the cases are not due to the wheel 1 at all but to the rim which is not firmly secured In position This may maybe maybe maybe be due to loose WOI woin n lugs lags poorly designed lugs tugs one or more lugs tugs not In place a worn felloe top or a baa rim No matter what the cause the tire on that wheel wears rapidly and the owner should correct correct correct cor cor- the trouble LUGS GIVE TROUBLE Rim lugs give a alot lot of or trou trouble le some because they never can be tightened In place others because they always squeak The ordinary lug on cheaper cars does not last long before It gives trouble The owner may cover the Ue lug with a piece of leather or shim It It but usually looseness's looseness looseness' s sets ts In and the rim squeaks If the owner I II I wishes to get new lugs he may well Int Ine in invest invest In- In vest in t the type which I c cannot b be lost I eb from the e wheel e T This I lug g tins has the e nut In combination and the two parts are permanently permanently permanently per per- attached to the wheel This type does not squeak as much as the regular regular regular reg reg- ular d design The rims themselves should always s be befree befree berle free tom the rust and to avoid ovoid an excessive ex ex- accumulation which freez freezes s the tire In place an and l makes operation difficult dUll dUll- cult especially the ride ring type dun I It Is that the rims be painted with graphite or k kept pt well protected by some other paint I |