MECHANICAL SENSE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 April 1927, Page 14

MECHANICAL SENSE.

NECESSARY FOR. MOTORING Mechanical sense, or rather common sen.se, does not, even in this very mechanical age, seem, to be an attribute of the average, non-technical individual. Since, however, moist persons aspire to become motorists and all have to make use of numerous mechanical devices, such as telephones, motor mofvers, radio and even the domesticsewing machine, the lamentable ignorance q( even quite intelligent people on | such subjects .is surprising. I

'The opinion is that of the “Light Car” (London), which states such ignorance must be particularly exasperating to overworked mechanics who rare ealied out frequently to- deal with quite imaginary causes of breakdowns to machines and motors, or to remedy faults caused by the misuse or stupidity of owners.

“How many people realise that a mechanical sense consists very largely of I a mechanical ear?”, asks the paper, j “A good mechanic knows the sound of every part of the engine, and will pick out of a medley of noises, louder but. less important, the tiny tap with which a worn gudgeon-pin bush will sometimes give warning of its* approach.” He can judge the amount of wear in the gearbox or back axle by the sound of the running of the engine without glancing at the speedometer and long before its noisy labourings are painfully obvious to all and,sundry. Lse what mechanical knowledge you have with method and develop a “good ear.” Like hands on a horse, it may be born and not made, but some intelligence and a pair of ears were given to us all, and those who aspire to I being successful motorists must learn to use them both.