FORD METHODS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 3 July 1924, Page 7

FORD METHODS.

IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS. BY THE CECIL WOOD CO., LTD. , Owners of Ford and trucks will he glad to learn tha,t the cost of repairing' engines'is shortly to bo uit down*by half. In fact, certain c,g 'operations which as a rule take fifteen hours will be done m four homsand many repair operations will be reduced considerably more than half, dealers throughout the Dominion are ( being encouraged by Mr Henry Fold to instal as part of their garage.equip ment a K.R. Wilson Combination Machine. A demonstration was given -in Timaru yesterday before an inteiested gathering of Ford service men and dealers, numbering some 45 from all parts of the South Island, at the premises of the Colonial Motoi pany, Limited. This machine completely re-manufactures Ford motor= and applies factory methods tc> repau shop practice. The common methods ot .overhaul, while answering the puipose, have never completely satisned the car owner. Although many j* service stations have tried conscientiously to give the best in service, and have invested much money in shop equipment, they have still failed to accurately adjust Ford engines. The advantages of . the K.R. v V llson Machine are principally in the interests of the owner, and secondly they are a distinct asset to the garage proprietor, as it enables .him.to turn out more work at a lower cost, .at the same time guaranteed to be satisfactory. The biggest, jobs connected with Ford repairs are the fitting of crank si _ bearings, and also refitting new pistons, which generally nepessitates -e----boring the cylinders; these two operations, when done by the old method, are both slow and costly, but with .--ho new combination machine the former operation can be carried out in about five minutes, whilst the latter job can be done at an actual labour cost < f ten minutes for four cylinders. In regard to the boring out of bearings, many garage-men in the past have been boring out their bearings without regard to the actual size of the crankshaft, only slightly fitting the bearing caps, then clamping down tightly, and applying plenty of power to twist the babbit into shape, and the crank-shaft-out of shape, giving little thought to the alignment of these bearings, with the results that the labour costs are not only excessive but also produce a large number of dissatisfied customers. It is well, therefore, to remember that the foundation of every good motor is perfect’ bearings, and these uniform results are assured by the new process. 'Coming to the fitting of lew pistons, the old method of boring i,.e cylinders “all one size,” and hoping to find pistons to fit them, has been abandoned as obsoleto . and unsatisfactory, as Ford pistons vary from the size they are marked, and hand-fitting, filing, turning, or, lapping-in is necessary to turn out bven a fair job. The features of the K.R.W. machine aro that it bores any over-size quicker and absolutely accurate, and when the cylinder is bored, the cutter stops automatically, which, of course, eliminates the necessity of constant attention, and allows the mechanic to the grinding valves, adjusting connection rods, or overhauling transmission, and many other jobs, while the machine is boring tbo cylinders. It will therefore be seen that once the labour-saving tools are installed in the various Ford Ser vice Stations throughout the Dominion, the lot of the owner and the garage proprietors will surely he a happier and a less expensive one. The demonstration was given by Mr J. L. Broun, the Service Manager of the Colon in! Motor Co., Ltd., Wellington, who fully explained matters, in an exceptionally clear and simple manner, and is on a parallel with demonstrations being given all over New Zealand to Ford Service men, dealers, and Ford owners. The service plant under demonstaration Ims been imported' for the Cecil Mood Company, Limited, and will be immediately installed, so that Ford users of this district will have the advantage within a week of a further reduction in the upkeep and repairs of their cars. ...