Show dt STEERING OF OE AUTOMOBILE Average Owner Doesn't Really Know Best I Way Says Expert i I The Tho average motor car owner IIi probably will be bo surprised d to be b told that the tho doesn t know that hilt really good goor steering means The Tho II conI reason I Is that so BO many factors eon con contrIbute con contribute I tribute to h helping or hindering the tho thoI I cas easy guidance uld nce of the modern car 1 I that man many of them are entirely I 0 by most 0 owners ners and the I result Is that thai they consider satisfactory tory steering what Is In reality erO f 1 far from perfect Er Erwin ErIn In InI I Greer president of Gre Greer r Automo Automo- Automotive tI th tive a 0 college Chicago w To begin with It Is Important that the front wheels shall be prop prop- properly properly 1 erly aligned It if th f car Is to steer t with Ith maximum maJ ease case NOW ow ow nil all wheels heels are arc and lo toed d In to toa toa II a certain extent The amount arles aries r with lIh different cal cais but the owner oner i should hould take tahe pains a at t least twice II a I Season elson to see that his wheels are I II prop aligned Any Any time that the car Is In- In Inoh In Involved oh I in a collision of ot any kind e esen een en If It It Is with the th curb the wheel heel alignment should be bo checked up Improper alignment 1 results not only In hindering tho steering of orthe the tho car ar but In excessive tire wear ear It If the alignment of ot the wheels Is IsI found to 10 be Incorrect It may be al- al altered al altered by manipulation of the tho tie rod This latter Is the rod which I runs from Crom one steering knuckle to the other and which has a movable able portion at either elthor end Hard steer steer- steerIng steering 1 ing Is often caused by misalignment misalignment ment of ot the front wheel wheels through nn an error In the toe toe-In In most moot steering B stems the slack which de de develops elope may be taken up In two or three different places The car 0 owner ner should find out out to begin with Ith where the wear is 19 greatest whether In the gears at atthe the bottom of the posts In the ball joints or In other parts A good be- be beginning beginning be beginning ginning may bo be made malic by gripping the tie rod and moving It back and forth thereby d detecting play In tn this part It IC It exists Perform the same operations with the drag link or rod connection tho the steering arm with the front axle The ball points may mayI I maybo maybey b bey adjusted b bi means of a nut which Is located In the back of the sprIng To do this remove the th cott cotter r pin turn down the nut Insert the tho pin again and the lob job Is done dono It If the tho play Is In the gears there thero Is usually provided an adjustment placed just j above the case cae In which the gears j are housed As a 0 general thing It J takes the form Corm of a serrated nut I which Is 19 held beld In place by a slotted pin The pin must be removed with witha I a screwdriver the nut being turned slightly after which the pin Is re- re replaced replaced re replaced placed Each time the nut Is turned I It Is well hell to try the steering wheel to see that the adjustment Is la havinG the desired effect I p f Steering knuckles are held In place by a a pin on which the knuckle turns It lubrication of this pin Is neglected excessive wear will 1 result There are a number of o dif dlf- dif ferent different types h pes of ot steering knuckles In common use All of these have bearings and ana most of o them employ hearing bushings Replacement of these bearings Is frequently t sarv s siry when excessive play pl y develops In this part It Is Js not too much to say that dally daily lubrication Is I essen- essen essen essential to the continued life of oC the bearing I |