Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 22 August 1919 — Page 21

Friday, August 22. 1919.

THE TIMES. Paire Eleven.

BUILDERS STILL DIFFER ON TYPE OF SPRING DESIGN

Any of Them May Give Trouble and All Need Care. A few vrary ajro there- wn the sre-at-o?t ih v ei-sit y v.f opinion as to the cornet tio of spring suspension and iiK-tonsl . "v n tlu.-- or" f xix ri. n.'.:. were conipHvtit?y riUirts; hv ee-inparing- rrintf vlesyn. 1; li.is been rnc I by n,.iny r :i -infer ii.-H any of the :. n to t'ifi.-n cl'.i'f. re-it --nrir.g- surin.W!ss in use will j;ie the iteskeri results if ihe layout is eorrtct for th.- i-articui'ir car on which it in-: i-!o.v ed. In oth-T words, it doesn't :-Mttor so much whether tho spi ines nr.- senii-eilipt ie or l h rc -r.-qiiH 1 1 crs t-llip-1 'e. so long as t lie spi lt lem-ih is r-i-et, the number of l-.iv.s aci-uratelv

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proportioned to the work to lie done, aril so on. There will shortly he .in noil need a in"V model of ear of very popular neiko villi a brand new sprmur suspension vvhi.ri is claim-tl to give easy rulinjf in a lishl iar su.-h as cannot be duplicated in any car of whatever weight with conventional springs. The niah.e. attributes the easy riding to the eprir.j; suspension. tlieUKh in 'st of t hose who have seen the car believe it is just as much a matter apart from the mere springs. To name a f w of the many spring suspensions now in use, there are Cantilever as on the Kmjr (properly seiniollipuc cantilever): nuartvr elliptic cantilever, as on the small Ch.-v rolet : semiel'l; tie tiausvers. . as on the Kurd; doable sell', i-e! ' ipt !e transverse, as on the Marmot!: the semi-c 11 i pt ic d-'sin is used for front h'tuiks on ewry car but the Ford and v'hevreh. t. and on ihe majority for rt iirs also; pl.U'orm. as used on the ("adi'iac; t hiee-e, ua 1 ! ers (Kiptic, a? used on the l-'rai.k! in : double en nt llever, as used on the An-Tin. and the new suspen.sion nur.f.oned previously. That th-. ie is such a diversity of opinion a-n. r.;: (iitrnMrs is but natural. All of the ih sicns were produced in order that -.- bust result? misht be had for all-around condition, but to say thit because a platform spring, for example, sives K,..d i. suits on one design of car i: v. i". 1 do the s.im-- on a totally diffeiant ear is not true. for this reason many

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tnpin;crs make the error of supplying springs of a certain design with the result that the owner of the car soon finds out he needs shock absorbers.

It is quite possible to get alontr without fhock absorbers on many cars, bu so many hsve. at least out! bad featurethat shook absorbers are a welcome addition. There are certain oils that show line results over ordinary macadam roads, but as soon as h really roujeh road is encountered the passengers cannot keep their heats. Springs, no lpatter of what type, may Rive the owner trouble. I have received reports lately of certain makes of cms that are chronic sprint? breakers. One owner told me he replaced four right rear springs and doesn't know what is causing the trouble. In many cars with Hotchkirs drive where the proper provision is not tnaJe to take the additional stresses, spi-ln, breakage may be common. If your car Cives persistent spring trouble buy the best main leaf possible, keep the prln,i clips always tieht and the shackles free, rind with a minimum of side play. Springs reuuire lubrication just as any other parts. "While the car is ,n motion the spring leaves rub over aoh other, and therefore they should be lub-ric.it-d. Whenever a sprin-r is r-moved, and the leave;: separated, spread graphite over the surfaces. Tii-ie aw on the market some spe J .

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cial constant lubricators for springs and the majority of these are good. Some are in the form of wicks properly supported ami fed from an oil well. There are spring covers hIso which ennhle lubricant already spread between the leaves to bo retained and above all prevent water from' getting in. 1 Shackles ar-i a common source of trouble. Spring sha. kh s are necossury in order that there be room for flatenin of the sprinsr wh-n the frame noes down. The shackle amounts to a free Joint between the spring- and the frame. This shackles are supported hy bolts. and if these latter are not well oiled or greased freedom of movement is re-1 strieted. While crease is not the- best lubricant for shackh- bolts, it is better than none at all. .; reuse is bad because it hardens and does not work its way to the rut'-

bing surfaces. u here possible oil cups should be substituted for grease cups. Shackles often are noisy due to side 'play. This may be caused in some designs by looseness of the bolt mid in others by wear. Where shuns are supplied it is i asy to take up the play. In cars titled up with cantilever springs, with the fiee end forwarM anil the pcrniuMiift end tin lorward and the permanent e her around ni.-inb. r shoi ricant. i 'one-iderui nd the lid on an oscillating tuf m-axb-tube, the bitt-r recti v j- s shal e of luhthe streroious liatnve of

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