Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1924, Page 18

ee ee PAGE FOUR. Read the Ads Tf You Want All the News| The pleasure of driving can bey} marred a great deal if your car 4 hard to steer or thé ffont wheels start wobbling, for this starts a vibration at the ster! wheol which soon tires your wrists and tires your nerves. In addition to the discomfort of driving a car that| steers hard you are liable to have n| heavy bill for front tires. If tho al!-| gnment of the front wheels is not correct, the tires will gtound down ov action which ia set up. in much the same way an em wheel wor act if it were brow, | in conta nh the treads of the; tires. It yo ind that you are get- ting very ralleage from your front tires » not blame the tires befor up the front wheel alignt NT DISTANCE” BETWEEN WHEELS AT [RONT HEASURED IN LIKE WITH ARLE, HUST BE 670 36" LESS THAN DISTANCE OPPOSITE SANE POINT AT REAR addition to the discomfort of z a car that has wobbly front and that steeFs hard, you are taking chances that may cause a bad accident When the steering gear and connections not kept lubri |mud off cated properly, they start to wear very quickly and rattle Dadly. ‘This play jn the connections starts cry- them lab! ive a ve of the should break, you lose your car, then of course there is an accident. The first thing to do is to thor- oughly clean the hard grease and all connections and lub’ horoughly. ‘Bhe dr: connections cle tention, First fill the case with a ating oll. Next on the con. y much ap y hard cate them ing shows that requir 5 ting rod y betwe steering le rod or t ng enough to ure rod and screw it up take out the play. plac the cotter pin after completing the adjustment. Do not screw up this adjustment too tight or you will make steering stiff. Next feel if there is any play in to re the tie rod yokes or pins. If there is, you will have to fit new parts in place of those that,are worn. If the play is not very bad, perhaps new pins will be all that is necessary. Now that you have checked up the connections, get in the driv ing seat and see how much move. ment there is of the steering wheel :jor interlaced with each before the wheels begin to move, There should be a small amount of play, about one inch. If there is more than this, loosen the clamp nut turn tue adjusting nut until movement of the steering wheel one way or the other does not exceed mor than an inch. Be very careful not to make the adjustment too you find it is impossible to take up the play with this adjustment with- out making the steering very stiff, the gear has worn and must be turmed round to expose a new part of the worm. This is a job you must have done by a good mechanic. With all connections tightened up and adjusted, test the front wheel alignment. To do this secure two long rods and carefully measure the distance between tho rims of the wheels directly in front of the center of the axlo. Now measure tho dis- tance between the wheels behind the axle, If the alignment fs correct, the distance in front will be from %4" to 6-1 less than ‘it is opposite the same point at the rear of the wheels, If necessary to adjust, remove the bolt in the adjustable yoke on the rod and turn it in or out until you get the correct alignment. Go over all steering connections d clean and lubricate them at least ery 300 miles and examine to see that they are in good condition. This attention will s you repair bills d make steering easier and safer. Floor Mats From Old Tubes Possible Old inner tubes may de used for many purposes. One purpose which has recently been mentioned is for making floor mats. The old tubes are first cut into strips by wetting the rubber and cutting with an old razor. The strips are then woven other, asket fashion. The end stri ade double width and turned nd then cemented in place. rivets placed along the edges will Improve the appearance, in addition to making the. mat stronger.—Au- tomobile Digest 2? 2 2? Wyoming Motorw Van’s Filling Station MIDWEST AND TEXAS GAS OILS AND GREASES R. N. Van Sant Motor Sales McKinley and Yellowstone Phone 1406 28.2. The Coach is Exclusive to Hudson and Essex Gives Closed Car Comforts at Open Car Price (The Coach is a Hudson-Essex in vention. No other type and no other car gives closed car comforts at so near open car cost. The extra cost of closed models on other cars is from $300 up, even on the lowest priced cars. More than 135,000 Coaches are in service. Sales exceed 3,000 every’week. (Everyone prefers a closed car. quality car within reach of all The Coach alone is the No wonder the Coach on Hudson and Essex is the world’s largest selling six-cylinder closed car. The price you want to pay will decide you for Hudson or Essex. The closed car advantages of the Coach and its price surely lexve no other consideration. Hudson Phe 1406 and UN iianSant Hudson Super-Six Coach $155 Essex Six Coach $975 Freight and Tax Extra Essex Are of One Quality MOTOR TRUGK S LAN S Aly a Yellowstone and McKinley 6279 at the top of the gear case cover and the tight or the steering will be stiff. If] Motor Car in! REGISTRATION OF CARS TAKES - GREAT JUMP IN LAST DECADE Figures just cémpliied by the Hupp cents worth of automobile,” Mr- corporation show that| Hastings points out. “But that is by no means all. It will buy a automboile registrations in the] "14. car so far superior to the United States have increased 1,119 | one of 10 rs ago that comparisons are almost impossible. ‘The aver- age doliar today will buy less than 65 cents worth of all other com: modities based on 1913-14 prices. “It is trie that people have bought motor cars by the millions because they needed them. But they have also bought because they saw in them splendid value—be- cause the industry enjoyed their complete confidence.” per cent in the last 10 years, an average of more than 100 per cent a@ year over 1913 figures. They have risen from 1,248,056 as of December $1, 1913, to 15,222,658 on December 31, 1923. To Charles D. Hastings, president and general manager of the cor- poration, the chief reason for this marvelous growth ts the fact that the automotive industry is the most conspicuous business that is today giving greater dollar value than 10 years ago. : 1913 dollar today will buy Woods Filling Station, car wash- East Yellowstone Highway and A. ing and greasing. Phone 1920W. 111 TIRES TIRES TO BUG OWNERS Here’s Some Bug Specials 80x38 Tube_ 80x314 830x814 Tube_ Vacuum Cups Goodrich No, 55 AS LONG AS THEY LAST LIBERTY GARAGE > Phone 983 30x3 428 S. Elm Street For Real Strength this Car is Unsurpassed in Any Class A brute for strength— where strength is vital. As 5 finely built as the finest car~—where close measure- ments are called for. A car that in all important parts is unsurpassed in any class—a car that isstronger and sturdier in proportion to weight and power than cars costing two and three times its price~that is the good Maxwell, and that is why the Maxwell is so un- usually good. It gives economical, care- free service, with easy rid- U ing and easy handling, which cannot be equalled at anywhere near its price. We are now in position to extend the convenience of time-payments CASPER MOTOR COMPANY “Formerly Kennedy Motor Co.” 230 W. YELLOWSTONE ‘ PHONE 909 Sport Touring *1025 SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1924, garding the higher first cost of the better class of automobiles as a sensible form of insurance which protects themselvrs and their families, as weil as others,’ Mr. Corcoran assigned the factor of increased safety #s one of tho reasons for the unprecedented do- mand for the Pierce-Arrow ,Dual- Valve Six during the past year. —_ fvom the standpoint of pedestrians and others, but which afford ‘the occupants themselves a high degree of protection,” said Mr, Corcoran. “Anyone who has driven or rid- den in the larger, more substantially built type of motor car has experli- enced a sense of almost complete immunity from danger. A larger, more stable car, is safer much in the same way as a well-built cruiser is safer than a filmsy canoe. “For that reason, an increasing number of motor car buyers are re- SAFETY INSURANCE 15 FOUND tN SUBSTANTIAL CARS, MAKER ASSERTS Safety has become of such pri- mary importance In motoring that owners are giving more considera- tion than ever before to safer types of motor cars, according to Mr. L. E. Corcoran, general salés man- ager of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company. “Prudent owners now are demand- & cars which are safe not only WANTED—Clean Cotton Rags at The Tribune Office. 2.2? 2? Wyoming Motorway ? ? ? It Makes a Hit CD bit not with the man whose car . is damaged. Settle the dispute as you may, but’for quick repairs the one thing to do is—call us in and let_us estimate on first class re- pairs. You will get 7h car back as good as new, in less time than you expect it, and with a bill that will pleasantly surprise you, L. D. Branson Service First and Durbin. Phone 383 inj BUICK BATTERY Ww. 3924,0 Re: Station 430 W. Yellowstone Phone 1692 Special 41 Touring Five Dise Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier, $25 additional Announcing—the Special 41 Touring Optional Body Color Sky-blue or Maroon : Grey Spanish Leather Upho Intensified Smoothness and Quietness Full Five-Passenger Comfort Nickeled Radiator Remarkably Low Price ; FOURS and SIXES Models range from $915 to $2190, f. 0. b. factory NASH-CASPER MOTOR CO. 146 South Kimball Street Phone 1818 P. N. Carr W. L. 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