SQUEAKS AND RATTLES
When automobiles wore not us quiotnmuing as they are to-day, bodysqueaks and 'rattles were not particularly noticed because the droning of engine and gears smothered the minor body noises. The quiet, efficient car t>f to-day glides along so smoothly, however, that the .slightest body squeak or rattle soon obtrudes itself and. becomes a source of annoyance. One of the problems that the automobile manufacturer has had to contend with is the fact that a chassis frame is not absolutely rigid,: and consequently there is usually v certain amount of movement between chassis and the foundation of .the body. In this connection —and also in various other parts of the chassis -suspension—rubber is being used with success by some manufacturers to reduce tho vibratory movements that sooner or later bring those .noisos that, unless eliminated, lessen the pleasure of motoring.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 27
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142SQUEAKS AND RATTLES Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 27
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