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Show Easy Means Provided for Oiling the Rear Springs By drilling a M.-lnch hole through the floorboards on either side of ltis car at the point Indicated in the drawing, an automobile owner provided pro-vided an easy means of oiling the rear springs. He found, however, that dirt soon clogged the holes, causing the oil to seep along the underside of the floor and over the outside of nail-, brass Ey Way to Oil Springs. the apron, which accumulated dust and presented a dirty appearance. This trouble he remedied by inserting a short length of brass tubing, flared out at the top, in each hole. The tube extended about inch below the running board shield and was bent to come directly above the spring shackles. Short nails were used to plug the holes between oilings. R. C. Tarr, Gloucester, Mass., in Popular Mechanics Magazine. |