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"©POINTERS ON SPRING CARE AND ‘ _ _MAINTENANCE leaves ‘be inserted in the springs to ) leaf spreader, inserting grease beâ€" stiffen them, and that the springs be|tween the leaves with a knife o1 taken out and reâ€"tempered with their| squirting in oil. A stil simpler initial curvature. Only too frequent| method (and one which, if frequently ly, when the springs are disâ€"2ssemâ€"|enough employed is usually satisfacâ€" bled for this purpose, one or more|tory) is to take an oil can and run leaves are found to be broken and ofâ€"|@long the depressions of each leaf of ten all the leaves between the main|every spring, after which the car and the small terminal clip cleat are| Should be rocked. This oscillation bound to be fractured. Replacements|Of‘the springs in contraction and exâ€" arecostly, both in time and money,|tension works the leaves back and as a ruwle, and as an ounce of preâ€"|forth on one another. When in exâ€" vention in ninetyâ€"nine cases out of a‘tension the leaves are separated hundred would have prevented the Somewhat. A partial vaccum is thus necessity of spending pounds in cure caused that sucks .in the oil. In as well as have increase dtire mileâ€"| compression some of it is, of course, age and retaided depreciation on the expelled, but part of it is retained car, it is astonishing that it has not,and distributed. Springs that have been more generally applied. not been lubricated for some time Owing to the inferior quality of| have been known to get so rusty that much of the steel obtainable‘ today as|they "froze" together, and so acted a result of the tremendous demand, 48 a solid unit, with the result that sprng replacements are often fa.r,thel'l' cushioning qualites were very from satisfactory, consequently the largely lost. This, of course, results reasons are many and potert why the Sooner or later, in breakage. motorist should look tq, the springs, mm â€"fn rocnoan o mareaminesmmmmies of his car and see that they receive the simple but very necessary attenâ€" KEEP YOUR TIRES FULI‘Y INâ€" tion that they demand if ‘their effiâ€" FLATED ciency and life is to be maintsine "Of all the ways that have been There are numerous types of motor hit upon by careless motorists for car springs. So far as we know,) ruining tires on the road, three may the Metz is the only car now on the be accepted as standard: Underinâ€" hiigh way equipped with &piral flation, misalignment of wheels and springs. The front springs on most heedleesness in driving," says a. writ cars and the rear springs on many @r in the June issugé of Motor, the are of the semiâ€"elliptical type. Not, National ~Magazine _ of _ Motoring. a few prominent makes of cars still}"‘There ~are many other methods use the threeâ€"quarter elliptical for}short of placing a tire in contact rear suspension purposes, despite| with a whirling grindstone for divest the fact that the cantilever in . semiâ€"|ing it of its tread and injuring the double and full. tynes have made|inner fabric, but these three are the great headway during the past three| most usual. Of them underâ€"inflation or four vears. For rear susvension|is probably the commonest cause for the nlatform typée of spring is stilll the early demise of a casing."" . Neglect of the springs very frequent ly results in their fracture. ‘The number of spring replacements being made is astonishing. Many motorists on finding that their springs are sag ging, turn their cars into service stations with the request that new Probably there is no part of a motâ€" or car‘s mechanism more neglected than the springs. This is very regret table in that spring action deterâ€" mines to a considerable extent the rate of depreciation on the entire mechanism of the car and, for that matter, the superstructure, too. For the same reagson spring action is an important factor in tire mileage. To any experienced motorist, after a moment‘s reflection, this will be obâ€" vious. When the springs function properly the car is said to ride smoothly, to be comfortable. When the spring action is harsh and abrupt the severe shock transmitted to the occupants of the car passes through the wheels, springs and car first. These shocks, of course, rack the car as well as its occupants, reuslting in rapid depreciation. Much of the shock that should be taken up through th> springs must be obsorbâ€" ed by the tires both in the initial thrust and the rebound. TEN Springs are Probably the Most Negâ€" lected Part of Motor Vehiclesâ€"To Properly Function They Need Some Care, _ Chiefly Lubrication â€" Tire Mileage and Car Comfort and Life Affected by Spring Actionâ€"Some Money Saving Hints. #° MCLAUGHLIN MASTER_.SDX Motor Section{ M n o. A TRIUMPH .ior later will cause a fracture of eithâ€" ;‘er the ‘bolts=or the spring, or often / both. Keep theâ€"spring clip > anchor | boits tight. Loose anchor bolt$s and .lspring clips will ultimately result in |broken springs. | ~Lubrication of the spring leaves is, |of course, of paramount importance. ; There are" a number of different |methods of lubricating the » springs. One is to dismantle them and "butâ€" ter‘" them with graphite grease beâ€" ,'fore reâ€"assembling. If; this method ‘is employed all the rust should first |\be removed from the contact surface |with emery cloth. Another method| |is to ease the weight of the car off _ the springs with a jack, spread the leaves with a cold chisel or a spring leaf spreader, inserting grease beâ€" tween the leaves with a knife or squirting in oil. A stil; simpler method (and one which, if frequently enough employed is usually satisfacâ€" tory) is to take an oil can and run along the depressions of each leaf of every spring, after which the car should be rocked. This oscillation of â€"the springs in contraction and exâ€" tension works the leaves back and forth on one another. When in ex< tension the leaves are separated somewhat. A partial vaccum is thus caused that sucks .in the oil. In» compression some of it is, of course, | expelled, but part of it is retained and distributed. Springs that have not been lubricated for some time have been known to get so rusty that they "froze‘"‘ together, and so acted as a solid unit, with the result that their cushioning qualites were very ?la.rgely lost. This, of course, redults ‘sooner or later, in breakage. "There <care many other methods short of placing a tire in contact with a whirling grindstone for divest ing it of its tread and injuring the inner fabric, but these three are the most usual. Of them underâ€"inflation is probaibly the commonest cause for the early demise of a casing."" . employed â€" by several leading car manufacturérs, bu tas in axles and other important motor car units, quality, design, and workmanship are more important‘than the type. It is not our intention here to discuss the run f of car tion PEAK ams" The importance of automo‘bilgfil acâ€" cidents as a cause of death is hown by the fact that, in‘ 1919, there were 1,332 fatalities among the nearly thir teen million policyâ€"holders of} the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company according to a study this company has just made. This means that out of every 100,000 insured in 1919, 10.6 persons were killed by automobiles as against 2.3 deaths among each 100,000 in 1911. The death date for automobile accidents is now nearly 50 per cent. higher than for typhoid fever, and is about 60 per cent. highâ€" Ier than for either suicide or homiâ€" cide. The number of fatal automoâ€" bile accidents n 1906 was only 183 in lthe registraton area of the United "Every motorist who lubricates his own car will save much time and grease by using the following device: A short piece of rubber tubing, one end of>~ which is fastened over. a grease cup shank, of, the size fitted to various parts of the chassis and the other over a grease gun nozzle. To fill a grease cup it is only necesâ€" sary to screw the cup on the shank and force grease into it. ‘By so filâ€" ling the cups the threads remain free from grease, thereby allowing them to be easily replaced." The ver yhigh fataity rate among wage earners‘ children must be couâ€" pled with that fact that the yare pot often automobile passengers. Acciâ€" dents occur among them largely while they are at play on the streets. An important element in this mortalâ€" ity of children is the automobile truck, which looms large as a cause of fatal accidents in the reports of cities. the registraton area oi the United States, whereas in 1918, the last year for which figures are avaiable, the number had increased to 7,525.. _ It is therefore encouraging, says the report, tp find only a slight inâ€" crease in the insurance figures for 1919 over 1918, if that is to be interâ€" preted as an indication that we are approaching the peak in the rising mortality from this cause. It is posâ€" sible that in the country as a whole there is now less careless driving or that the police regulations for the control of the everâ€"increasing autoâ€" mobile traffic are begnning to be efâ€" fective.~ Perhaps both causes are at work. We shall â€"have to wait until the figures for the country at < large are availabl¢ to see how significant the insurance figures really are. Interesting facts are disclosed by a study of th¢ age statistics forâ€" autoâ€" mobile accidents. In the â€" industrial experience of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, it appears that the largest number of fatalities ocâ€" curred among children. Over oneâ€" half of the deaths occurred among those under 15 years of~ age. The conditions are not so bad for childâ€" ren in the general population; only 28 per cent. of the deaths were those of children under‘ 15. 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