Show THIS TELLS WHAT BRAKES WILL AND WILL VILL NOT DO I By EDWIN GREET l President rc i ent er College of Au- Au Au Automotive and antI Electrical Trades I Chicago Brakes Urales exert their greatest pr- pr effect ff feet just be before Core the tires Urel begin to skid One brake brale applied applied w Wi ll gl e better better belleI results on the the level le or 1 up grades grade's grades than when either one ono or both oth are arc suddenly sudden applied Brakes enl une unevenly unevenly- adjusted will throw a vehicle sidewise out ot of its track Sudden application of or both toot foot and emergency brakes hast hast- hast hast- hastens hastens ens ens the slewing ot of the vehicle front Crom its track and the tho perlo period 1 during which the whole depend depend- dependence dependence dependence ence is upon the skidding friction of the tires This statement does not apply on steep down grades grade Brakes applied so as to l bete cl the tho wheels heels prevent using the en- en engino en engine gine gino as a brake Two brakes foot and emer tomel emergency emergency gency genc- when the first one applied d Is In good condition will Ill not noL atop the vehicle on level or up upgrades upgrades grades as quickly as a one Brakes will not stop slop a vehicle In as short eholt a space when they Choy lock loci the tho wheels and cause ding ding as when they are applied I to the point just short of locking the wheels Brakes Drakes will not give proper re- re results results re results when only on part of o the brak brak- braking braking ing s surface is bearing because ot of uneven adjustment of ot different wheels because one shoe shoo bears only a part of ot the braking sur- sur surfaCe surface sur surface face because oil is dripping on the brakes or 01 because be because ause brake lin- lin linIng lining lin lining ing is gone from that portion of o 0 the brake surface which is bearing bear bear- bearIng bearing ing Even en though a brake lining Is mad made of or asbe asbestos tos which la ts vir Ir virtually incombustible a dragging brake Is fully Cully capable le of ot seWn setting tire fire If Ie brakes are permitted to drag dlag the brake lining and brake drums will wll be worn down un- un unnecessarily un unnecessarily necessarily It If the tho drag Is pro pro- pronounced pronounced sufficient friction heat helt be generated when the car Is Ison Ison on the road to jo burn the paint oft off the brake drums and surrounding parts palts and in certain cases J I have found actually starting 1 afire z rue Ole Trying frying out the brakes ralf's with the rear roar wheels jacked up will reveal re such dragging and It will wUl also show whether the right Tight or 01 len left wheel brakes brales are operating alike Automobile owners arc taking a chance it if the they fail tail to see that their brakes brales are inspected every ery SOO miles or thirty days das ing on the use to the car is put Inspect them NOW them NOW 00 |