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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1923, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG In the Automobile World DOWN THE ROAD COMFORTABLE nN ni Sn To . LEFT BEHIND IN ORDER To MAKE THE GUESTS 'MORE "s \ 2? h Ye, a fe "eid 4 ¢ 9 : wre \ »S2 Lot, - * ay Lag 2 Zi w EL] I TFS ROT IT . ; ; Gear IAA TPC 25 a. 7 ~ eh: A 4 ley Lye . . aN t Gye tig, yp at CER «a THE MARTYR. CORRECT STEERING GEAR ACTION BY READJUSTING THE DRAG-LINK . If Tightening the Link Does Not Remove nL , New Pins and Will Be Needed. Excessive lost motion at the steer- ing wheel is quite likely to be caus- ed by loss of adjustment due to wear at the drag-link ( steering connection rod). This rod usually has a ball- socket joint, where 1. witches to the &rm of the steering device and an- other where it is fastened to the All Play Bushings linkage at one of the front wheels (usually the right). she suckets of these two joints are at the ends of the drag-link and are adjustable to grasp the balls provided upon the parts which they connect. By hav- ng someone turn the steering wheel! to and fro ome cum readily tell OME DAY you'll want to SUE DAY youll want tn ing new one. Then you will be keen about re-sale values. / Start that re-sale value NOW! Hasslers' save your car by Sacting it from bum tions that take the life out of the best of steel. from every direction. why a million are in use. and vibra- dissipate the eras ren ee di Mma, a oni whether there is lost motion at these two points, and if there is the of the rod should uve removed, the ball freed, all parts, including the buffer-spring and bail socket re- moved, cleaned and covered with fresh grease, replaced and the screw plug put back and set up tightl enough so that there is no lost wc tion. Tie clamp or other devic which locks the screw plug shoul be set securely. These parts ar. which should be cleaned and sup- plied with fresh: grease before be- ing put back. Careful adjustment of both ends of the drag'link should remove considerable lost motion and prevent annoying rattling, but 1t there is still looseness in the gear it is probably occasioned by wear of the steering spindle pivot-pins or their bushings, or of the clevis-pins which fasten the tie-row to the steering =rms of the two spindles. New pins and bushings are the only remedy under those circumstances. ---- Colorful Cognomen Had Origin in France " Motorists, and everybody, in fact, have to thank France for giving such a colorful-sounding name as "garage™ to denote the habitation of & motor car. ~ When French railroad enterprise started in 1850 'garage" sprang into common use. At the time the railroad was constructed, artistic round-houses were interspersed at regular intervals of the run and were called garages, taken from an old French word which meant a boat-well. Later a garage came to mean an entire train-shed, but its' particular use was to describe what corre- sponded to roundhouse. With the advent of the automobile the French had "garage" all ready to describe its dwelling place. The word seems to have come via Eng- land, ---- To Avoid Splash. When trying to aveld getting splashed with mud most drivers will get as far away from a passing ear 4s possible. This is just the reverse of what should be done to avoia such a nuisance. When the cars are ten feet or so apart eny mud that is splashed is sure to strike the body of the other car, whereas if the ma- chines are closer together, say, th feet apart, mud that is splashed wif strike only the wheels and the under sides of the fenders. What mud would ordinarily splash on the doors 4s much more likely to be caught un- der, the running-board when tho cars pass close together. a ---------- -- C9220 2020200000 « a # SIGNS THAT TELL - * MOTOR ROAD HOG & * -- » * The man who cuts in sherp % to the right. > ~ bd *eccsebsrsseese CANADA GAINS ON US, screw-plug which closes the end of to divide the uutereace between the IN EXPORT OF AUTOS Prediction Made Dominion Will Soon be World's Largest Exporter. Canada iis rapidly gaifiing on the Jnited 'States as the world's larg- est exporter of motor cars and, wi usually covered with a leather boot, | cording to no less sa authority than the New York Journm of Commerce, will within a few vars time held the premier pewition. Although up to a rew ye.rs ago Canada's expert of cars was prac- tally negligdble. 'ase year's omeras records show that the Dominiun al- 'When thetimecomes to buy a new battery A storage battery is one of those things that nobody ever wants to buy; you get a new one only because you have to. That is only so much the more reason for selecting one that will last for a long time. When you install an Exide Battery in your car you are really taking out insurance against annoyance and repair bills and you are putting the day of re- newal 30 far ahead that you are exercising common sense economy. As for comfort, the willing power of an Exide, ready your engine or brighten your road, that you will appreciate as much as. the thousands of other motorists who swear by, and not at, Exide Batteries. An Exide Battery in your new car indicates that the manufacturer has taken every precaution to insure your comfort. And when your present battery wears out you can offset future battery troubles by re. placing it with an Exide. EXIDE BATTERIES OF CANADA, LmMrTED TORONTO power and light plants are equipped with long- life Exide Batteries. Look for this Sign: THE LONG-LIFE BATTERY FOR YOUR CAR ~ A rn, _are sold in Kingston by VANLUVEN BROS. '34-38 Princess Street Exide Batteries ready exports half as many cars as the United States, the only coun- try by which she is exceeded in this regard. With the rapid growth in the number of automobile industries now locating in the Dominion this lead is being continually reduced. There are now sixteen firms pro- ducing motor cars in Canada com- pared with eight such industries in 1018, and a nuinber of new factories are to be opened up this gear. There are, in addition, ten Canaulan truck companies. The scheauled production of cars by the Canalian automotive industry for the current year is over the 130,000 mark. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR GASOLINE MILEAGE -- The Economical Car Is Gener- 'ally the Well-Condi- tioned Car. With the present high price of gasoline likely to advance stiu further there is an added incentive to keep track of a car's gasoline consump- tion, and the best way to do this 8 tw keep an accurate record of the number of gallons added to fuiry replenish the tang, at each. fiking and the speedometer reading on wach such occasion. To figure the miles per gallon obtained between any two fillings, it is only necessary two speedometey readings by the number of gallons supplied during the period in question. gor example if on Marca 1st the speedometer reading was 6,325 and on May 1st 6,802, the car was run 477 miles, and, if the tank Was completely al- led on these two dates and 31 gal- ons were supplied, including the filling of the last but not the frst date, the a during the period would be 477 divided by 31 or 15.4 miles per gal lon. The longer the period of time and tho more the car is run, the more accurate the results obtainable in this way, assuming. the records WHAT Does Air-Bag Curing Do To a Tire? Firestone Cord Tires a hey sends delive longer milespe under internal expansion ®n air-bags. Each cord is held straight and taut during unusual facilities and efficien: perfect of Canada' rmake possible vital economies vul En, Sig De avoiding in manufacture preven possibility of the cord fabric buckling. that Firestone passes along in finerquality Air-bag curing is a costlier process, but it sold at standard prices. adds and You may buy cheaper first-cost Firestone Sotde, Dit in dhe § will Oning Firestones will always Their record is your assurance for | the fee. * FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. ' of Canada, Limited HAMILTON, + ONTARIO Per Dollar : e cured . than reck- found the To correctly take up the slack of