Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-09 | Page 23 | The Modern Automobile

WTOE MODERN AUTOMOBILE nBy ... rgstrom, as tractor Auto-Mechanics, i 1 1 Hurl. t Ni Written cs?cialiy tor The Standanl Examiner. m IK i v i lick x.' I BPRCTGS f 1 Bl' fl L , ,l Hie, unit in t-irr, i r . fj w,, , ir, .Ml 1 'If,- I"... I .. k I r 1 o . I Th nprifKi II L, r "I I " ' the H ft 19 r) 1 If ' " ' ' ,, I Uj , , Itu Cm It m I Wot shock absorbers. This sprlns; pi 4 - . . it .1 form I Lee i fci- ML. This E.j Krc -quarter tin r" f the ful! ID; ' I , . , . Thk th' ' I ,r a bed p. i mi ! Kn fSStt k' , i f t he Mil L M1' L i i i clam pi i 'it- 'i iround them i, In line roR in w i n IEr.t!. i i fYi i , , ,tt method of uap-ntuii and has many i.!vunt.ife over th other type of sprlna" A SMSitHsTSr upring Is much lik an inverted snil-llli(ic, only It l f it.nod fiiur.. ti i orii- nd. Thl rn k'n ih sprlna murh more flexible, Isr riding, and h-ts lami breakage. It requires less manufacturing cost, and dix-s t with a kih1 f til of Ih-sharp Ih-sharp rebound that Is notlcoable In aorn- other types of sprtnas. This prlna; has found muh favor in Una-land Una-land und France. ' rhitrorni ri'itu: In made for heavy dtjf, und la lined on many -ry larae OSUra nuccesaf ully. it ha the ability to carry vrrj" heavy loads and Is vrr' flexible lirotime of thin It Is fOttOd on nu.nv lara;e touring ran and heavy ! trucks. It Is constructed of three i neml-elllptlc sprlnaa. Two of tliew. running on -ach side of the ar and psrullel with the frame. The other ruin lu-roM the back of the car, and In Inverted Them, thref are then Inhackied together at the corners, making mak-ing the complete spring. The length of the- springs are not alwajri the gBJM but varies with the different manufacturers. manufac-turers. There jire mui.y .llfferont coinhlna-oi; coinhlna-oi; of I he above I pes mentioned. ''.iiibin.itioiiH of two or more such M fh cantilever and platform, double aml-alllptlc and many othars. Broken springs are unually caunod bj sudden rebound. Insufficient lubrication lubri-cation and crystallization. If Just one or two leaves are broken they can be welded or replaced l.v new leaven without biitur a new Spring If all the ieave have been broken II Is better bet-ter to buy a new spring. In . one of urging, sprlhgi can i.e removed from the car and taken f ,m good blacksmith black-smith who will re.et and temper them If necessary. Shackle bolts are lubricated generally gen-erally by grease cups or oilers The greone cup nhould K given B t'lrn, e r' day and filled eory week. The have rnn be lubricated by jacking! U the frame of th. car and spreading the have apart wilh n thin pl.Ce of Hteel. forcing It between the laavsa, inserting a small quantity of ground graphlk thai baa been mixed with en- ough oallndar oil to make a medium I thick paste. This prevents rust be-1 fwe.n ti'e leaves and does away with " lr,,' little spring t.ti. . V .i and obis' 'i.e llf of the spring. The springs' hould bo taken apart once a year and thoroughly cleaned, repnlred. graph-It--I and replaced l" the car. to give ,the very hlirheHt type of soi-vlor . i i' ontlhuod.)