CARE OF THE BRAKES
UNDESIRABLE PRACTICES
One of the- principal factors in th'c success of a motorist with his brakes' lies in individual habits of driving. Proper use of brakes will'not only save them from premature wear but-will also tend to improve their efficiency. Among undesirable driving practices which keep brakes from giving maximum service are:— Allowing the wheels to slide whore the road surface is wet or slippery, thus wearing the tires unevenly and permitting uneven traction to upset braking equalisation. Failure to time driving to match the action of automatic traffic signals. Going too fast over the top of hills so as to require, excessive use of the brakes on the downgrade. Driving with the holding brake partly engaged. Failure to havo the moving parts of : the braking system lubricated and kept fruo of rust. . Inefficient operation of any one set of brake shoes means excessive wear on tho other three, which then must.carry the whole load. Service men frequently find individual'brakes which do not release properly. This results in cxeesi sivo wear on the lining and throws the I entire system out of equalisation. Brakes should have frequent inspection but constant readjustment should not bo necessary. ■ .
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 96, 20 October 1934, Page 26
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199CARE OF THE BRAKES Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 96, 20 October 1934, Page 26
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