Hand Brake Hint

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19373, 10 July 1937, Page 9

Hand Brake Hint

TN certain cars fitted with hydraulic brakes operated by the foot, the hand lever is connected to the rear shoes only, by mechanical means, the connection being by flexible cables running through armoured tubes, the armouring taking the form of strong spring steel wire encircling the tubes in a close spiral. Working beneath his car one day, a motorist noticed two well-defined grooves running around tho inside wall of one back tyre, not deep enough to cause any anxiety, but obviously the beginning of wear which would later weaken tho tyre if allowed to continue. Examination then disclosed the fact that one of the armoured hand brake tubes was bearing against, the side of the tyro, and the two grooves were being cut by the strong wire spiralled about the tube. Further damage was prevented by pulling the tube away from the tyre and tying it hack to tho chassis so that it could not again make contact. This is a fault which other motorists would do well to look for.

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