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Show Application of Tires; Auto Tire Talk The careful application of tires :s i quite as necessary' as the choice of the correct type. Especially should the best adaption of tire to rim be made a subject of concern. Before applying a tire all rust and other foreign matter should be carefully care-fully removed from the rim. If the rust has formed on the rim it will cause trouble at some later time, apart from the corroding influence of the rnnt If lime hnv hnnn Jrii'.,ll , o flated at any time, mud will probably have accumulated on the rims, and unless un-less this is removed the tires cannot seat or fit properly. The danger of pinching inner tubes can best be reduced re-duced to a minimum by dusting soap-stone soap-stone or powdered mica on the rims, so that the tire beads will slip lni.0 the correct position easily. Inflate the Inner tubes just enough to round them out before placing tbem inside the casing. Do not use tubes Of 'he wrong size, and be sure thai the valves are equipped with spread ers adapted to the particular type Of. casing used, whether instance, clincher quick demountable, clincher r straight side alvefl in Firestone tubes are equipped with a universal spreader, and therefore are suitable for use In all three types. Dust tho iuside of the case and" thft inner tube with powdered mica or talc. This will reduce friction and pre vent adhesion to the case after they have been heated in service. When the tires have been removed for some reason, it is a good idea, when reapplying, to reverse them, that is, to place the worn sides of the 'tires toward the car. It is not very1 generally known, though it is a fact, that almost all of the side wear on a tire occurs on the outside; that is, the 1 1 side away from the car. The forego- I ing sounds Irish, I know, but it is a 1 1 fact nevertheless. This is due to road iH construction, rut wear, curb scraping, il and such things. The life of a tire I may be prolonged to such an extent 'I that a great deal higher mileage may be secured by turning the tires about H occasionally to secure even wear upon jl both sides. I said that tire and rim should be suited to each other. If straight side H tires are to be used on clincher rims, .1 tiller beads ought to t fitted in the II rim clincher to keep the side walls of the easing from being chafed and gauged. To avoid as much as possiblo the tendency of straight side tubes to I lift up from the rims at the inner il edges of cables and in this way per- )M mit a rolling motion sideways, it is advisable lo have more spread between be-tween the cables than is needed for I beads of the clincher variety. j Tho best way, therefore, to use I straight side tires on clincher rims is I not to use them at all. The two t j pes don't mix. Concluding this subject, the imporr- ance of using flaps should not be over-looked. over-looked. Whether clincher or straight I side tires are employed, both rings I should be In position. A few folks I really don't know these last two things- more people know them and il don't do them.' |
