REPAIR HINTS.
The breakage of a battery cable terminal can be temporarily remedied by crimping sheet lead around the bared copper cable and cutting a hole for the battery screw. If a wheel has to be removed on a hill and it is desired to release the brakes to facilitate the work, the car can be kept from moving by tying one of the front wheels to the bumper with a short length of rope. A small piece of rubber tube in the tool kit will mend nine out of ten petrol pipe breakages on the road. A leaky tank is a problem, but common soap will also serve, and chewing gum is useful. Occasionally the jack will not depress sufficiently to fit under the axle in the case of a puncture. A simple trick is to drive the punctured wheel on to the spare tyre laid fiat on the ground. The clearance will then be adequate to adjust the jack.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18382, 28 September 1929, Page 12
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161REPAIR HINTS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18382, 28 September 1929, Page 12
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