The Brussels Post, 1973-11-21, Page 30Get Your Winter WhOa' Po
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Dependable brakes on a „ •• • h
car are a year-round nec-
essity — but, in many areas,
winter.brings more frequent
split-second demands on
the brakes.
Like other automotive
parts, brakes can be affect-
ed by temperature changes.
Pre-winter inspection may
reveal a need for brake ad-
justMent.
A. thorough brake and
wheel inspection may also
reveal that wheels are out
of alignment, which causes
excessive, tire wear.
Brakes, as well as wheels,
may be out of balance after
long trips on hot pavement
and bumpy side roads dur-
ing the summer. If your car
pulls to the right or left
when stopped from a slow
speed — less than 10 miles
Der hour — the brakes are
out of balance and your car
is unsafe. On wet pavement,
unbalanced brakes can
cause a car to 'skid.
Brake balancing, and a
good alignment job provides
the motorist with extra
Protection for winter driv-
ing, because the car will re-
'spond better in Unfavorable
driving conditions.
Brake systems should be
inspected every 10,000 miles,
if dependable stopping effi-
ciency is to be maintained.
If frequent braking and
fast stops are required in
your driving, earlier inspec-
tions are a wise practice,
Many otherwise cautious
drivers will delay brake
More Vehicles' Boosting Need For Mechanics
• Take a look at these brake shoes 'from a car that ... ",
• to be stopping okay . , just pulling a little bit to on
Brake linings worn to this, extreme are not only a safe
ard, they also damage the brake drums. The result: a
than normal repair bill. Note, too, that the wear on the h
is much greater than on the right, a good case in po
having all four brakes checked. Car Care Council ask
long has it been since you've had your •brakes checked
to correct it, is a ne
part' of good service
Motorists can p
their cars from the
brake malfunction
cause accidents and
expense — with re
brake inspections,
adjustments and rep'
If you have not a
taken your car in f
winter brake checku
time to do it" s now.
If adjustments .ar
needed, you're Money
---4f they are, the repai
will', be • small, coinpa
him a chance to explain to the loss that could b
you what may be required fered due to brake f
service until brakes signal
their distress with grind-
ing, squealing or slapping
-noises. At this point, drums
or discs probably are scored
too deeply -for refinishing--
and new ones will have to
be installed, which increases
repair cost.
When having, brakes in-
spected, be sure the shop
has capable personnel and
the right equipment to do
the job thoroughly. The im-
portance of describing any
symptoms of brake wear to
your mechanic, and giving
Your Guide o 'Pre Safety
SHOULDER
WEAR
MULTI- PROBLEM WEAR
These cupped or slightly cra-
ter-like depressions on tt tire's
tread could be the result of
tire unbalance, worn shock
absorbers, worn ball joints or
other deteriorated parts.
FEATHERED
EDGE -
UNDERINFLATION WEAR
Tire shoulder wear is caused
by too-low tire pressures. This
is a common cause of tire
wear problems. Check all tire
pressures periodically ... and
don't forget the spare.
CENTER TREAD
WEAR
TOE-IN OR TOE-OUT WEAR
If tires start to show feathered'
edges, call your front-end
alignment man. You can't
cure the problem yourself,
but he can see that the prob-
lem is .cured by means of a
front-end alignment job.
OVERINFLATION WEAR
This is center tread wear. It
is a sure sign you're over-
inflating your tires by at least
5 to 10 lbs. Check the manu-
facturer's suggested tire pres-
sure range and reduce those
pressures.
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Here's Another
CARE ° FOR YOUR CAR
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 What you can't
do when engine
isn't in tune.
6 Vital tune-up
ingredients.
11 Devices for adjust-
ing headlights.
13 Change this when
you change your
oil.
14 Late Comedian
15 Should be changed
every 4,000, miles.
17 Facts,'
18 Even (poetic).
19 Live happily
ever
21 Possesses.
22 or miss.
23 Agency watching
car emissions
(Abbrev,).
25 Vital part of a
cat's distributor.
28 Wrench handy for
auto mechanic.
32 Building beam.
33 What a tune-up
helps save.
34 S*ag.
35 Vital part of like
systemg.
37 To drift.
38 Ethefgency Road
Service,
39 What 38 ActoSs
often does,
40 Variety of lettuce,
43 Tamiroirs arid
others.
45' Bald tires are
dangerous on this
type of road.
48 Stratford's River.
50 Night preceding
holiday.
51 What a sudden
stop causes.
52 Sometimes noisy
engine part.
S4 Extraneous
sounds.
56 Murdered.
57 Open.
19 Check this every
time you stop
for gas,
20 School in Troy, N. Y. (Abbrev.).
.22 See 9 Down.
24 Let.
25 —,Grande.
26 Japanese Sash
(Alt. Sp.).
V Soviet chess cham-
pion.
28 Maglie or Iviineo.
29 Drunkard.
- 30 Box Score of
Perfect Game.
31 Gear Position
(Abbrev.).
33 Vital engine
Sealer,
36 flistoric Period.
37 Period of time
(Abbrev,).
39 GovernMent
enforcerS,
40 Jaguars
41 Shape of Indy
"300" .track. 42 Soup (Span.).
44 Intravenotis
(Ahbrev..),
45 Sagacious..
46 AlvirayS,
47 Do this' to:your
battery before
winter, 49 National Petro,
leurti Institute.
Army unit
(Abbrev.).
La Vie Rose. 5 YOUrnalist
McIntyre,
DOWN
1 Sound brakes are
vital for
driving.
2 Should, be criss-
crossed every
10,000 Miles. 3 so belt.
4 Color Of warning
lights. '
5 Printer's
designation.
6 3,1416.
7 Lawyer's degree.
8 Site of Bryce
Canyon, -
9 With 22 Down,
advice to stranded
motorist.
10 Spanish ladies
(Abbrev.). 5
12 What underinflited
tires are..
13 Groups of
company vehieles.
rot Cotrect Solutions See Page . .
18 -Th teitUSSELS :Oat NOViMOkit Int
growing at the rate of 3.4
million a year; there is now
only one mechanic for each
170 vehicles. The ideal is
'one for each 80 cars,
Young people apparently
do not understand the earn-
ings and opportunities in
the job. Average hourly
earnings of mec
Detroit are now
some making m
$25,000 a year is
usual.
No auto mech
ever be out of wor
industry, and wh
people" are urged
the ladies are not
Covet frerytiing WITH
SIMPLE, LOW COST INSURANCE
DON
EATON
Five years from now there
will be a need for at least
100,000 more mechanics be-
yond the approximately
600,000 we have now. With
more than 120,000,000 cars
expected on the roads in 5
years, that is a conservative'
estimate.
With car rpopulation
Accidents • Cary Happen
s.
Safe -: too!
• Pi4y. itSAFt *hind the Wheel of your car. De-
void on AUTO INSURANCt to meet the cost of
tositgf iiijuries and liability claim,
THE FACTS
from
1
INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED
conlict MASONIC BLOCIC
PHONE 5274110 SEAP011
' 011.100111101 .16,110110001
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