THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Saturday, August 28, 1926, In the Automobile World | » ne : ALBERT L.CLOUGH Copyright, 1926, by The International Syndicate Hydraulic Brake Suggestions | - THE FOLLOWING HINTS are Intended for the guidance of the large vumber of motorists, who are now using cars with this type of brakes and who have previously dealt only with mechanically applied brakes. They are supplementary to suggestions offered in an article . published in October, 1924. Band Adjustment ' In this braking system, the conventional toggle action for contract. fog the brake band ix not used, each ead of the band being tightened by an Individual actuating lever, moved independently by a piston In the brake-wheel cylinder. Each end of the band is therefore set to __ eorrect clearance, by its own adjusting nut, after the anchor adjusting screw has been turned to give proper band clearance at that point, It uniform distance between band and drum is not thus obtained, reshap ing the band should accomplish it. The anchorage of the band should be kept well lubricated as complete freedom of the band is required to return it to released position and to send all oil back to the master cylinder. . Clean Linings To Correct Unequalization With this type of brake, the forces acting on each end of each pair of bands are automatically 'equalized, by virtue of the hydraulic principle, and 1f the two bands have equal clearances, they will be contracied with equal torce, so that thev will = the same retarding Power if their !inings have equal frictional effeft = Any difference in effeciivencss between the brakes of a mir ¢ therefore usually be eliminated by soaking the bands in gasoline a brushing the fabric until all glaze and oil have been removed and the lining surface Testored to its normal condition. Different makes of brake lining vary somewhat in thelr frictional qualities and, it it becomes necessary to Bave one band relined, it is advisable to haye its mate relined at the same time. In any event, exactly the same quality and thickness of fabric should he in use on all the bands. Loss Of Liquid Entails Reduced Braking Powor The pedal and ite connected rod is independent oi ihe wuster- eylinder piston-rod, which it operates, and there should normally be a elearauce of one-sixteenth inch between the stopnut on the pedal-rod And the end of the piston rod, when the pedal is released. More than this indicates that Hquid has escaped fromi the system and that the master-cylinder does not fully fill when the brakes are let off If loss of liquid goes too far, considerable pedal movement takes place before the brakes begin to act and full movement may be had without full braking effect being realized. Lost liquid nrust be compensated for before serious loss of braking power !s thus brought about. ALCOHOL EVAPORATES TOO' tic-valve, see that it is working FAST roperly. Perhaps the cooling wa. jer circulation is obstructed some- hat by clogged radiator passages, lefective hose connections or an inoperative pump. You better make gure that circulation is normally free. Possibly your antifreeze mix- ture is unnecessarily rich in alco- hol, Very strong alcohol mixtures boil at low temperatures. Perhaps v lower alrohol percentage and a jertain proportion of glycerine will YAste away less rapidly than the fixture you are using and still give dequaie protection, ---- DISPENSING WITH THE FAN W. F. W, asks: Js it very harm. 'ul to an engine to run with the G. A. writes: This winter I a fosing mudh more alcoho! from t cooling system of my car 'than 1, previous winters. There cannot h+ Any leakage, as I have watched fc drippings and found none, even afte! ® car has stood overnight. Al n-belt off in this cold weather? ough ny car is being used f Answer: No harm will result very short runs only, 1 can sm Aom doing this, unless so much of sleohol strongly almost every timy the liquid in the cooling system is 'fuse it. How can I stop this rapic ) ereby boiled away. that elreula- avaporation? i Lion can no longer continue and the Answer: You might add a smal bree thus becomes overheated. proportion of glycerine to you ¢ above is true, however, only in Antifreeze mixture, say one to twe ate the cooling system is filled quarts. This should reduas the raty a liquid which has a boiling of evaporation. If you use an point below that at which the en- means for shielding the radiator 'gine would become overheated, Sront, gel a8 Soon as yo such un water, Sonor iziure or your engine, In case you: ives ne properly diluted with cooling system includes a thermo- 'water. "Questions of general interest to the motorist will be answered dy Mr, Clough in this column, space permitting. 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