MOTORING NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17459, 1 May 1920, Page 6 (Supplement)

MOTORING NOTES.

BODY SAG. When the doors on one side of the lady da not fit properly, either bind so thai they are hard to dose or fit too loosely,' with so much clearance that the catch will not snap, the titrable may be cored by placing wooden wedges under th 9 .body of the rear. Metal plates ma* also fee used. In either case the wedge should be bolted through ths frame, so that it will remain firmly ia place. REMOVING A STUB3OEU WHEEL. Sometimes the wheel gets "from" to the axle abaft, due to bang a very tight fit or to other cause and then the thing to ' do is to attach a piece of heavy rope to either tide of the wheel, leaving enough broom to insert a jack between the rope and the end of the spindle. Place the foot of the jack against the rope and the head against the end of the axle, and slowly operate the jack to put a polling force on the wheel through the rope. You can exert a ve/y large force by this method, and should be able to remove the tightest wheel. QUIET MOTOR-CYCLES. The really quiet motor-cycle has been a very long time coming, at all events sc far as standard machines are concerned, but there is no real reason why it should be delayed much longer, says .a Home journal. The problems to bo solved are of the same type a* those which have cropped up in car design and have.been successfilly solved, for hi cars,, too, quietening the exhaust brought about the need for quietening transmission, valve, and distri botion crises, which had previously been in the background. One must expect that an ope, engine of the four-stroke type should make a certain amount of clatter, but there, u no reason why the present standard of noisiness should continue. CARE OP HOODS. Many motorists show carelessness in the treatment of their car hoods, leading to rapid deterioration. Some hoods are. practically wrecked in a year through earn;:,? panels, mall handbags, etc., in 'he folds, and considerable damage also may be caused through not fitting the framework properly into position and strapping it, so that there can be no shake or movement, and also arranging the folds of the hood properly, and making sure that they do not get caught in such a way as to produce holes through fravuig As a rule, little plates ind hearing pieces are supplied where the various sections of the framework come in contact. Care should be taken that these an- fitted into position Most per,; I. d,, no like driving with the hood up. Consequently after a shower the hood is frequently lowered. It would be wirt'-r to keep it up for :. while until il • i- drv. If this precaution is not taken, it «hould he. raised the moment the car reaches the garage, and allowed to reman up until perfectly dry ; otherwise the fabric is certain to rot and depreciate rapidly. THE SCOOTER IN CITY TRAFFIC. Prior to taking one's first trip on a, motor-scooter through crowded tniflic, the burden of a great fear is apparent, savs a wi iter in the Motor Cycle, and it outI nes a vision of enormous motor lorries, li'isea. and waggons. Regardless of the I'tth: scooter on the road, they aypear to loom in the distance, only awaiting an opportunity to leap upon the impudent machine which dares to take a place on their privileged route. In practice, however, this impression is quickly removed, and. the rider soon discovers that an entirely opposite situation exists. A feeling of growing confidence can he felt as the heavier vehicles, which hitherto monopolised the road, are rapidly passed. The scooter, weighing just over 1001b, can be carried if necessary into the porch of the office or ' n'lding and left without fear of theft or infringement of the law until it. !;•• required again. Secondly, journeys Mom door t.i door can be made at an .ivci'l'l' >-"<■•••! .-leater than that of public vehicles plyiiie for hire, with greater cornand at a minimum cost.