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Show Numerous Trivials Make an Automobile Expensive If your axle is even slightly out of true it will soon wear "out your tires by the continual grinding action, wearing wear-ing to the fabric in a very short time. If you have had an accident of any kind it will pay you to have your wheels examined, to see if they are true. Often the brakes are not properly adjusted and one wheel stops the entire en-tire load. If this is the case, the tire which is receiving the greatest strain will soon be worn to the fabric. One or two violent applications of the brakes on rough ground will take several sev-eral miles from the service of your tires. See that the brakes are properly adjusted so as to equally distribute the strain on the tires and avoid sudden stops and skidding around corners. When on the road, never use your brake unless absolutely necessary. The throttle is made to control the engine. There are many drivers who never change their gasoline feed in going down hills, but depend upon the brake altogether. Such a procedure Is the worst of folly. |