TOO MUCH OIL
While it is tho correct practice to check and correct the oil level in the differential gear ■'housing, it should be remembered that this is ono placo on tho car that sjiould not be over-oiled. In. the engine or in tho transmission too, much oil'will have little or no harmful effects beyond, perhaps, the splashing out of the excess .oil, but in the differential excess oi! works out along the axle housing and into the. brake drums, where it will have a harmful effect and may be the cause of a serious accident. Oil on the friction surfaces of the brakes will not only glaze the brake linings but will make the brake practically inoperative. Should oil at any time bo seen around the roar wheel housings or brake drums, the level of the oil in the differential casing should first bo checked, and, if necessary, corrected. The wheels should then" be, removed, and the oil wiped from round'the brakes 'with a rag dipped in petrol.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 32, 9 February 1929, Page 25
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169TOO MUCH OIL Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 32, 9 February 1929, Page 25
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