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Show TIRE - TROUBLE Ways and means of procuring the longest service from inner tubes a part of the automobile that is most neglected is the theme of an educational edu-cational campaign instituted by the B F. Goodrich Rubber Company. Many unexpected troubles originate origi-nate from the "sins of omission" and "commission" and by emphasizing emphasiz-ing the more glaring ones the Company Com-pany believes it. can save the motorists motor-ists dollars that otherwise would pour into the abyss of waste. Undue haste in replacing a punctured pun-ctured or blown out tube is responsible respon-sible for a multitude of these sins. The most common mistake is pinching pinch-ing the tube. The tube is inserted in an uneven or twisted manner. This causes it to overlap or wrinkle, with the result that in a. short time it will cut through where it has been overlapped and produce a leak. The same trouble is also sometimes by putting a new tube into the tire just as it is taken from the box. When the tube is applied " after mounting there Is such an inrush of air that it will often buckle up the tubes, thereby forcing a tiny section beneath the head spreader. Especially Espec-ially will this occur if the valve stem is not pulled out to its proper position. posi-tion. The operator should proceed slow .i TMi-.r,-r,o- thu tube Refore IV wuen l,,s putting it into the casing it should be given a couple of "shots" ot air. then, it should be applied carefully 'the inside tbe side on which the stem occurs always being kept inside. in-side. When' it is in the casing it should be "talced" carefully and the fingers forced all around the tire to make sure that the talc has been evenly distributed. and then, before tbe loose bead is applied, the tire should be given a little more air enough !vo round it out nicely and prevent ijonching. |