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Show FUP IMPORTANT AUTO ACCESSORY Prevents Deterioration From Rust That Invariably Gathers on Rim The flap :n Important J et Qttle considered accessory In the automobile; tire Aa i protector between tube and rim, it is vjlsj t.i the hove life i the tube It prevent deterioration from the rust that Invariabl) gathers on the rim. It prevent! ihe tube from pinching pinch-ing between the edges of the tire. ; Ordinarily a flap Is made of from t three to four piles of fabric. It Is constructed to conform to the shape ot the lire. Inserted, it should U perfectly straight between the tube ancl rim without buckling. Tin long notch at the end of the flap should lay on top or next to the r.ni. In order to prevent the tube i'llng up and being pinched between be-tween th long groove The end with the round hole, where the valve stem fits, should lie next to the tube according ac-cording tn Miller tire men. If the flap La a trifle too short. It .Js better to bU a new one rather than, to risk Kittling the holes to lengthen ll. In case of emerge m . it is ., ttir to slit the long notch rather than the short one. The cut. bowevef, must never be 90 long that the edge of the flap do not come togelh. r. If the flap Is too short. It works down oftentimes to the. side wail of the easing. Here It cuts the fabric like a knife. When It 1? corroded from rlm rust and the edges get ragged rag-ged from wear, there m danger of pinching the tube and thus ruining The motorist should c xamlne the condition of the flap at each tir nun Re. If he f ills t,, take care of this necessarv accegsorv he has onlv himself to blame when hln tube goes fiat. Otherwise the uricc of a new flap will save aer.t tubes. A poor flap Is the source of constant annoyance. |