DRIVING AND BRAKES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 4762, 22 October 1935, Page 7

DRIVING AND BRAKES.

DESIRABLE HABITS. Habits in driving are among the prime factors in the success of the motorist with his brakes. Leading authorities have expressed the conviction that proper use of brakes will not only save them, but also improve them. Some of the practices which prevent brakes from maintaining maximum efficiency include the following:— Allowing the wheels to slide where the road surface is wet or slippery, thus wearing the tyres unevenly and permitting uneven traction to upset brake equalisation Failure to time one’s driving to match the action of automatic traffic signals. Going too fast over the top of hills so as to require excessive use of brakes on the down grade. Driving with the holding brake partly engaged. Failure to have the moving parts of the braking system lubricated and kept free from dust. Insufficient operation of any one set of brake shoe means excessive wear on the other three, which then must carry the whole load.' Service men frequently find individual brakes which do not release properly. This results in excessive wear on the lining, and throws the entire system out of equalisation. Brakes should have frequent inspection, but constant readjustments should not be necessary.