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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6866, 22 March 1929, Page 10

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Care of the Car Curing Creeping Elms. A good many motorists who possess rims fitted with wedges have experienced trouble through their slipping. Tho slipping, as a rule, is caused by ill-fitting or worn wedges (usually the latter), which result in the valve being bodily pulled out of the tube. This is more liable to occur iu the rear wheels, owing t.o the strain of tho brakes. A. good remedy to eliminate this trouble is to cut short lengths of rubber (pieces of old tubes do very well) and insert them between the wedges and the rim. By doing this all rim trouble will disappear. Careful of Little Things. Always put nuts, washers, small bolts, screws or cotter pins, etc., in a small box when dismantling any machinery, because if left lying on the floor or about the car they may be lost or perhaps dropped into some part of the motor and cause damage. Never leave one job lo start another, because you may leave a screw or nut loose or leave a cotter ,pin out. which may ruin, a valuable engine if they come adrift. Mysterious Thumpings. Sometimes an engine will thump in an alarming manner, and at odd mommerits when there is no apparent cause. Investigation may show that the fault does not lie iu the engine itself, but in the brake adjustments, which have been tightened up in a way that causes drag on the hub. This starts vibration on the frame across shaft. Tf the shaft is tightened in its bearings the noise will probably cease. Removing Dents in Mudguards. Small dents In mudguards and body mar the appoarancc of the car considerably. Some of the dents can bo hammered out with a lead mallet, but iu many cases this will not entirely re move them. A more effective way is to fill them with solder. The point is •first, rubbed off with a piece of emery cloth, and after applying flux tho solder is melted into the depression, the torch flame, being played against the underside of the metal, if possible. After enough solder is applied to project a trifle above the surrounding surface, it is allowed, to cool, and is then filed and sandpapered down until perfectly flush. It is, of course, necessary to complete the job by repainting the repaired places. Tho same method can also be used to conceal deep scratches.