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iTie Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon
Saturday, May 21,
1321
Automobile, Truck, Tractor and Highway News o
Neglect of
Rear Axle
Expensive
Constant Attention
Necessary to Insure
Freedom From Much
Trouble
Among the hardest working
units oln the mechanism of the
modern motor car 1b the rear axle.
The function of this part Is not
only to help carry the weight of
the car but also to transmit the
power. Whenever the car Is in
motion the rear axle Is the scene
of Intense mechanical activity. It
will be obvious then that this part
of the mechanism should have the
most scrupulous care. . It does not
always get It, as we shall point out
In the course of tnis article.
Hear axles fall readily into two
distinct classifications, dead axles
and live ones. It Is live axles
which arc used on all modern pas
senger cars. The term "live" sim
ply means that the axle turns.
Dead axles do not turn and they
are only used on vehicles having
double chain drive.
When we come to examine live
axles we flndMl necessary to class!
fly them still further Into three
minor classes, known respectively
as floating, semi-floating and
three-quarter flouting. A further
classification comes later, accord
ing to the typo of gearing used to
transmit tho power.
The live axle consists principal
ly of a hollow spheroid, from
which project on cither side two
tubes. In the central spheroid is
located the differential unit em
bodying a number of gears. From
the differential projoct two shafts,
which occupy the tubes projecting
from the central spheroid of the
rear axle. At the ends of these
hafts the wheels are attached.
The classifications of floating,
semi-floating and three-quarter
floatiug are derived from the
method treed In attaching the
wheels to the shafts.
The floating axle does do very
nearly that thing. It is apt called
upon to bear any of the weight of
the car, It vlrnply transmits the
power to the wheels and takes a
little of thet orslonal or twisting
tresses. The floating axle has.it
bearings outside the lube, so that
the wheels really rest on the tubtw
and not on the shafts. In this
type of axle the shafts may be re
moved without disturbing aiiy
other parts.
The semi-floating axle has its
bearings on the Inside of the tube,
So that tho shafts are called upon
to bear some of the load as well us
to truusinlt power. The shafts are
not as easily removed as in the
case of the floating axle.
The three-quarter floating axle
has the ebarlng on the outside of
the tubes and there is a rigid con
' necUon between sbufts and wheels.
This lype demands that the shufts
shall bear some of the loud In addi
tion to transmitting power.
When it comes to the types of
gears used in transmitting power,
we find that the passenger cars of
today employ three, straight bevel,
spiral bevel an! two-siieeil bevul.
In the truck field we find three
additional types, the worm intern
al year and double chain drive,
though the latter Is growing less
every year. During the last few
years the spiral bevel had come
rapidly to the front, until today It
Is the popular type. There are
obvious reasons for this, Its quiet
runtng and general efficiency he
ing the leading ones. Many muk
era still stick to the straight bevel
while the two-speed bevel has only
one prominent adherent.
The car owner who has exper
ienced that most tenacious trouble
commonly known as "rear axle
trouble" will not need the advice
to do everything possible to guard
against it. Many serious troubles
may develop in this unit and only
the utmost care will obviate some
of them. Axle shafts sometimes
break or are twisted out of their
proper shape. Bearings are some
times crushed. The differential
gears are peculiarly liable to chip
ping, which may very probable re
sult lu the riila at the whole unit.
As is generally the case the
principal item In the proper care
of the rear axle is lubrication
Never make the mistake of using
grease in this part, as used to be
the rule. Oil is the proper lubrica
tion for the rear axle. Once or
twice during the running season
the rear axle should be draiued.
anda fter being flushed with kero
sene fresh oil should be put In.
Note also that while the part
should be kept well filled with oil
all the time, an excees Is not de
sirable, (or the extra quantity is
likely to work down Into the
braking system, with the fund
ion Ins of which It Interferes
Sometimes It Is necessary to place
felt washers in the axle tubas to
prevent the excess oil working out
la this way. Many modern cars
have holes drilled la the end of
the tubes to allow excess oil to
drain out. and It is possible to
drill boles In this way when they
have not been provided by the car
Mfcar.
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LEGLESS RIDER TOURS COUNTRY WITH
SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE SIDECAR
J3?TrENP .MeKimV' Te used to entertain
crowd at County Fairs by ascending with a balloon and para
chuting to the ground. This was many years apr. when he was
ayoung fel ow One day in 1913 at Lodge City, KaSa h
parachute failed to work, and while an awning on which he
lanrlPfl hmVo IllC foil U i:-j .
------ u.1 ouiucmuik, suButineu ini uries t hat neces
sitated amputation of both of his legs above the knees. Despite
this handicap, New still possesses his early love to roam about
ethunWnth the k purinK the United States
with a specially constructed Harley-Davidson Skiecar Outfit
Jnemaohmeis so constructed that New rides in the sidecar and
starts tiie motor, and operates all of the controls from this posi
tion. He just recently arrived in the city and after a short visit
expects to continue on his way.
A set of ignition brushes boxed j
and labeled; several extra spark
plugs, clean and adjusted, and In
a carrier; tire pressure gauge:
squirt can of oil, with a flexible
nozsle if there are many oil holes
In an out of the way corriers; hy
drometer for tseting battery, am
meter or trouble light, for testing
electric Current; box each ol as
sorted nuts, assorted cotter pins,
assorted cap screws and assorted
washers, a spool of copper wire,
several lengths of different sizes
brass spring wire; a bag of clean
waste or rags, and if you like clean
hands, a box of the new kind of
soap paste which can be used with
out water.
All of the things enumerated
will stow in the tool box or under
the seat, if properly wrapped, la
beled and packed away. Some of
them will not be needed often,
but when you need a thing while
touring, you ned it badly.
Complete Tool Kit
Indispensible To
Motorists, Claim
One of the best ways to "doll
up" a car at this time In anticipa
tion of a series of enjoyable tours
this spring 1b to equip it for every
reasonable emergency that may
arise. While "dolling up" may be
Interpreted to deal more particu
larly to fitments that appeal more
particularly to the eye any veter
an automobile tourist will tell one
that "It's the things you don't see
and don'tt hink of that make mo
toring a real joy-ride or a glide in
to gloom."
While "dolling up" your car,
don't fal to consider the tool box.
Hero should be the useful articles
that every car should carry to pro
vide against emergencies that aflse
sooner or later with the most care
ful of drivers.
Among the tire repair tools
there should be a wrench for rap
idly removing the nuts which hold
the tire In place. One should also
have a three-in-one value tool in
the case the threads on the valve
become battered. A box of new
plungers is also desirable. A tow
rope is indispensable and It should
be long enough to be of real use.
No one antllcpates being towed,
but a tow rope may get you out of
a rut or a hole when nothing else
would. Besides, you may be dis
posed to tow someone else.
There are many other things
nr. led in a car by the driver whu
ia, going on a tour. One of these
is a set of electric light bulbs of
the right voltage and candlepower
for the partlcular'car. These may
be bought in sets boxed at any sup
ply store. At tle same time, if the
car has fuses in) the electric sys
tem, a set of fuses should be car
ried. A small ball of stout wire la
likewise handy.
Here are some of the other
things that should be carried:
Auto Dollars
Well Invested
Dealer Claims
"A dollar properly spent tor an
automobile 'goes farther' than a
dollar spent In any other manner
excepting a railroad ticket, ' say
F. U. Delano of the Salem Automo
bile company.
"As a matter of fact, the man
who buys an automobile is buying
miles rather than a piece of per
sonal property. He measures the
satisfaction he gets out of tht
transaction by the number of
miles he can run the car, hence
that car owner who gets the most
service from his automobile is
making his dollars go the farther
est. "This fact is becoming apparent
to automobile owners to the extent
that they very carefully analyze
the ability of the dealer to, assume
responsibility for the -performance
of the car he sells. It's just as im
possible to expect a car tq run
without gasoline, as it is tp ex
pect It to give a continuous satis
factory performance without' the
consciousness and personal co-operation
of the dealer who sold it
with the man who bought itt"
Fire and tobacco .are a fine com
bination, but don't let the fire
loose where it may destroff a for
est or a city. When you arc
through with your smoke, put out
every spark.
Deave no smoke behind.
v
Six Hundred
Million For
Highways
Two Million Dollars
a Day Available For
Highway Work This
Season
Washington May 21. Approx
imately $2,000,000 is available ev
ery working day during the pres
ent year for expenditure upon the
highways of the United States, ac
cording to a statement today by
Professor C. J. Tilden, director of
the Highway and Highway Trans
port Education committee.
The actual sum available from
state and county bond issues and
federal aid for the year is $6,000,
000, a sum fifty percent greater
than the total cost of the Panama
canal, according to figures ob
tained from the bureau of Public
Roads. . .
This point was made by Prof
essor Tilden in stressing the need
tor more courses in highway con
struction and economics in colleges
and universities. To spend this
amount wisely, he said, would re
quire the services of more than
10,000 trained highway engineers.
At this time, universities are grad
uating only about 1,000 civil en
gineers annually, of whom a small
percentage turn to highway con
struction. The supply is far short
of the demand, according to Prol
fessor Tilden.
Through the agency of the com
mittee of which he is director.
Professor Tilden is endeavoring to
persuade Institutions of higher
learning to include courses in the
highway economics in their regu
lar curriculums. Professor Tilden
RIMS
and Rim Parts for all Cars.
Free Expert Advice.
We re-groove your tires FREE
regardless of the make
you use.
IRA JORGENSEN
150 Smith High Street
"Qoodbye,
Strap-JHaners
Harry W. Scott
147 S. Com'l. Phone 68
Ramsden &
McMorran
387 Court St. Phone 1687
Home in a Jiffy!
WHILE the crowds wait and scramble
to get aboard jammed street cars, you
breeze home on your Motorcycle
a quick, pleasant jaunt in the fresh air,
that chases all the glooms out of your system
and gets you home in time tor e arly supper,
with an appetite like a kid's.
You actually save money over carfare, too,
counting time saved. And think of the sport
you'll have with your Motorcycle, on Saturday
afternoons and Sundays.
If you want to travel independently,
swiftly, economically, comfortably "Do it with
a Motorcycle."
MOTORCYCLE & ALLIED TRADES ASSOCIATION
Doif-voiJh cggjgffCQCle
occupies the chair of engineering
mechanics at Yale nlversity, but
is on leave as director if the com
mittee. Another and more popular cam
paign is being undertaken by the
committee by means of a national
essay contest among high school
pupils on the subject "Good Roads
and Highway Transport." Several
hundred letters of inquiry are re
ceived daily from all sections of
the country. Even the island pos
sessions and the territories are
seeking information on the con
test. News of the contest has been
conveyed to pupils by their teach
ers and school superintendents in
response to an announcement sent
out by Dr. P. P. Claxton, United
States commissioner of eduction,
who is chairman of the highway
transport committee. Essays must
be more than 500 words in length
and must be in the hands of the
local committees not later than
June J.5, when the contest closes.
Only pupils of high school grade
are eligiole to compete. Virtually
all state superintendents are mak
ing state committees to , award
state honors arid prizes, and are
announcing the contest to their
pupils. Commissioner Claxton will
name the national committee
which will award the main prize.
As a means of encouraging pu
pils to write essays, the committee
requested one of its members, H.
S. Firestone, Akron, Ohio, to offer
a national prize. Mr. Firestone put
UP a four year univT;
shin, with n .
- - ''"e oi out w,
lu award for 1K 1
essav writto . ... ""'ml
" . a mis sub,"
A similar contest h.i-TH
resulted in approiima
essays beimr ,,;.. 1
Stone scholarship
MissKather,nefBll
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America.
A Car With Personality
There is an air of distinction about the New Series "Glenbrook"
that you will find in no other moderate priced, five passenger
car. That is why it has been adopted by really smart people
who will not tolerate the commonplace.
Then, remember, it not only looks but acts the thoroughbred.
Under the hood there is a marvelously efficient motor that
accelerates from five to twenty five miles per hour in nine
seconds flat. This means giant energy for hills and every test
of the highway.
Last, but not least, the "Glenbrook" is a rigid Economist. It
extracts every atom of power from a gallon of gasoline and
turns up surprising mileage on a set of tires. It is a thrift car
with a keen sporting personality arvery hard combination to find.
But we ask you to establishjthese facts for yourself. Take just
one ride in the "Glenbrook" and discover what actually lies
hidden under the hood. It will prove a revelation, we believe,
and a liberal education in strictly modern engineering.
PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO., DETROIT
Mmmufmftur, fait Mttf Cm tmd Mmr Trmtk
VICK BROTHERS
HIGH AND TRADE STREETS
SALEM, OREGON
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and Shidebaker's manufacturing facili
ties, the price is less than other cars of
equal quality. "Buy it because it's a
Studebaker."
This is a Stadebaker Year
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235 S. i oml Street.
Phone 362.
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