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Show REGULAR OILING OF CAR SPRINGS Cleveland Auto School Head Thinks Neglect Is Often the Cause of Breakdowns. EASY WAY OF LUBRICATION r Put Lifting Jack Under Dody of Car nnd Sprlna Leaves Aro Separated by Means of Small Tool-Prolongs Tool-Prolongs Life of Car. Tho reason you feel completely tired out after a day'w rldo In ono car or on the other hand, thoroughly refreshed re-freshed after a similar trip over practically prac-tically the snmo road In another car, la due to n difference In the action of tho hprliiKH of the two ears, says Clyde U. Pratt, president of the Cleveland Automobile School company. Tho most Important part of tho car's mechanical construction as far as tho riding qualities aro concerned Is the springH. If the reader will take tho trouble to look at tho springs of vnrl-ous vnrl-ous em's he (or she) will noto that there are n number of general types of springs. These may be classed under various names, among them full-elliptic, semi-elliptic, three-quarter elliptic, cant Hover nnd platform springs being tho most common. How Springs Are Made. All springs, regardless of their type, nro made up of n number of separate Jnyers of flat pieces of spring steel jilaced one above tho other, short pieces being In the middle nnd the longer ones extending through to tho eyes of tho spring. Tho spring Is connected con-nected to tho frame by means of n :prlug shacklo which Is fastened to tho end of tho spring by a spring bolt through the eye. By wntchlng the springs cnrefully when someone else Is teetering tho enr up and down you will notlco that theso separato leaves slide on each othor Instead In-stead of simply bending as most people peo-ple suppose. In order to keep tho vibration of tho nxlo from being transmitted trans-mitted to tho body of tho enr It Is nee-ossnry nee-ossnry to see thnt tho spring lenves slldo enslly on each other, and In order for them to do this there must be a film of oil between tho sopnrate leaves through their entire length. Without this oil fllm theso springs cannot slide without cxccsslvo friction, which mennR that they will not bend I properly nnd the spring nctlon Instcnd of being smooth will be stiff nnd Jerky, with tho result that tho car will rldo ! hard and tho springs nro moro liable 1 to brenk. In fnct, most of tho broken springs can bo traced to n lack of proper lubrication of tho spring lenves. Easy Way to Oil. An easy way to oil theso Is to put a lifting Jack under tho body of tho car, so that tho weight will bo taken off tho , springs. Tho spring leaves nro then j enslly separated by means of a screw i driver or a small chisel and a llttlo grophlto In oil Is enslly Inserted. Qraphlto Is usunlly used with tho oil j In tho snrlnir - , becaua craDh- Ito docs not work oat as quickly as tho oil alone wonld. Many 8prlng Oilers. Thero aro many different kinds of spring ollors on the market Somo of theso aro good nnd others aro good only because the spring needs oiling nnd theso help to call your attention to It Tho spring bolts must also be oiled practically every day or they soon wear so the springs work hnrd and then at nn unexpected moment break, allowing the car to drop down. Tho market also offers many auxiliary auxil-iary springs and various shock absorbers absorb-ers which will very often make quite a dlfforenco In tho tiding of the car. But with tho Instructions that corao with all of thcBo various attachments you will find that ono of tho very important impor-tant items which they bring out is to havo your springs thoroughly oiled or greased before applying tho spring sustaining dovlco. As you travel around In various makes of cars you will find thnt I Is not so much tho mnko of spring or tho typo of spring which makes tho car rldo easy as It Is tho proper caro and lubrication of tho springs. This more thnn nnythlng clso will koop your springs from breaking, making your car rldo easy, cut down your gasoline consumption nnd prolong the llfo of the car and tiros. |