Show BENT RIMS CAUSE MUCH TIRE TROUBLE Miller Rubber Company Experts Tell How to Escape Expense Bent rims arc Me a direct cause cius of ot rim cuts of ot tires blowing from tho the rim and of or tho break breaking In of of the tho Tiro iro cables at the base of ot the tire Oftentimes Oftentimes Often Often- times motorists cannot understand wh why tires should blow brow when they are driving alon along slowly The ta facts ts tsat of at the case are arc that thac tho the overstrained overstrained over over- strained car carcass carcase has reached the limit of or its endurance from previous abuse and abuse and has given away Many motorists the they to ex examine examine ex- ex amine the- the wheels on their cars ars would be surprised to notice that their rims are bent along alon th the edges There Theto bent rim flanges JanG s arc aro ordinarily little thought of or yet rot the they cause cauce a goodly percentage of or lire trouble When the tho wheel hits a frog Crol or a switch of a streetcar track or a ahole ahole ahole hole In tho the road there thelo Is a tendency to flatten the rim especially lII I Ily If Ir tho the tire Is IB under The Tho rims rim's support support sup sup- port however is la essential to tho the life of at a n tire If It it Il In Is bent so that It does docs not fit tho the tire the and allows the tho side walls to bulge thou the motorist mo mo- may know that trouble Is tobe to tob tobe b be expected unless ho lie takes taken immediate Immediate Immediate Imme Imme- diate precautions By truing up their rims rIme motorists motor motor- huts according to Miller MilicI Rubber company rim experts may prevent muc Mire trouble And half halt tho the pleasure of motoring l Is freedom from rom tire tiro trouble A good rule Iule to follow rollow Is to have havo both tires and rims inspected fortnightly When rim trouble troubles Is found round It may usually bo be e corrected by careful tapping with witha a ball hummer hammer l I ITo To against such Much a condi condl- tion keep out of car ear tracks and holes where the depression allows tho the weight night of or the car to rest on II the rims It Is also advisable to avoid quick slanting slanting- Jolts of the wheels heels against curbs Especially Is In It Important to carefully cross ran in- in n- n of or car tracks |