Show t HO TO OPERATE OPERA IE BRAKES Ot AUTO Shift to Low v Gear When Descending Steep Grades and Prevent Wear Motorists may have trouble with bral brakes es during exceptionally hot weather There are perhaps two reasons rea rea- sons for this One Is that much more touring nn and driving Is done In the summer und and the other Is that the lubricant lu- lu In the rear axle becoming thinned b by heat often works its wa way out ot of the axle end under the brake drum During hot spells we e often see cars with oil thrown over the brake drums rind t the Inside ot of the wheels writes Clyde 11 raU In the Cleveland Plain Dealer This Is due to heat thinning the lubricant so that It out The remedy Is t to t have new newS m S In the W retaining grease washers put axle or put In heavier lubricant or 01 both Less Brake Trouble In case of brake troubles due duc to long hills hUls there Is less ot of this than thanin lu in th the earlier days of motoring be- be se C t have hav been so many serious i ue to the burning out of ofIn In s that in many places nt at th io long and dangerous hills we find signs posted warning the er to use the lower speed gear On 01 nn an average steep hill the second speed gears will hold the car with just a 0 little extra pressure on the brake pedal Before starting down a steep kill hill stop put the gears Into low speed retard reo re- tard the thc spark close the throttle and run tun down the hill with the clutch en- en Engine Holds Car In going down lown hm hill In this way the engIne will hold the car back with very ery little extra use of the brakes Naturally you cannot drive e very fast when using speed low gears neIther cnn can you drive vcr ver fast In going up lip this same hill but In going over o this kInd of road rond In mountainous country i the question ot of safety must be the drivers driver's first consideratIon It if he Intends In In- tends to live to tell the people at home about his journey There evidently are arc drivers W l Wlee feel ee hat It Is beneath them to take th tM called o-called ultra ultra-I rf This Is pt It hops the reason we mn may stI II the wrecks of If their ca cars rs with h bushes along mountain rou roads roads- 4 J |