Show WATCH STEERING GEAR G E A q CAREFULLY CIA R E FUL U merely necessary to keep joints well greased to operate properly dy GREER president greer college 0 of automotive engineering chicago according to automobile accidents headlined in the count rys newspapers the steering gear ot of every automobile should be painted a horrible bloody red but are the newspapers right does the steering gear really go wrong and cause two thirds of the motorcar acal accidents if it why should it be made the goat so generally yet here we are scaring our motoring friends into the belief that they can never tell when nhen the steering gear will go wrong giving the manufacturers a black eye and shirking our own responsibilities but bill between you and me the thing Is getting to be a joke because when we blame the steering gear as the cause of our accident people are likely to glance at one another sideways and give a knowing wink and they are the fellows who watch their steering gears and inspect them carefully then again they watch their driving more and do not lot turn the wheel wrong when the steering gear Is doing its work properly hence it la Is easily seen why some of us are willing to blame the steering gear in other words to pass the buck keep jointe well greased to keep the steering gear operating properly it Is merely necessary to keep the joints well packed with grease or graphite and grease mixed half and halt half the housing which holds the reduction gears at the bottom of the steering column should shoud be packed with grease at least three times a year the hall ball joints at one end of the drag link must be kept greased because the lubricant leaks away from them rapidly no cover being provided these require frequent attention the ends of the tie rods are usually fitted with bolts and these too must be kept well greased the steering knuckle pins also need regular attention always keep in mind that the various steering units are always in constant motion that every vibration produces motion in the steering column thus the need for lubrication Is very evident caule of hard steering does your car steer hard then here Is the reason the knuckle pins or king pins have become dry resulting in a certain amount of binding hard steering Is the result oil these every day or every two weeks lf it graphite Is used dont adjust the steering system to compensate for wear unless you are positive of the location of the trouble it if wear occurs in the knuckle pins it Is useless to compensate for it by adjusting the steering gears it if the drag link Is bent it naturally must be straightened for this causes stiff steering there t is an adjustment nut to take up wear in the reduction gears and this Is right above the gear ing at the bottom of tile the steering post your instruction book will illustrate exactly what parts are included in the steering gear of your particular car study it and proceed according to its lt advice |