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A Page for Drivers, Mechanics and Foremen.
An Original Baying Bar.
The sender of the following communication, has been awarded the extra payment of. 5s. this week.
(2,344) "H.A.B." (Rotherham) writes : —" The accompanying sketch of a boring bar will, I am sure be of interest to many of the readers of your Readside and Garage' page. The design is, I believe, unique and has the advantages of smooth cutting and a capacity for doing standard work. The bar itself is made from mild steel of convenient diameter. The tools themselves are made of high-speed steel. Thy are turned up in the lathe and subsequently Milled oat for a portion of the circumference as shown in the sketch. Each cutter, it will be observed, is circular in form, the principal advantage of this type of cutter being that the sharpening is done on the lip. and does not in any war interfere with the size of the bore. It will be observed that I have not placed any dimensions upon the sketch; these will naturally vary according to the size of hole which has to be bored, and may, therefore, be left to the discretion of the individual mechanic.
"The cutters are held firmly in position by a _bevelled washer drawn down by a stout setscrew."
Getting Home With a Sheared Hub.
(2,345) " A.M.D." (Lanark) writes :— " To many readers of the 'Roadside and Garage ' page, who are accustomed to driving Forde, the parting of the rear axle hub from the flange by which it is secured to the brake drum and road wheel will not be an unknown occurrence, although it is not necessarily one which frequently does happen. When it does occur, the immediate result is that the engine ceases to drive the vehicle, since the whole of the engine torque is then transmitted to the defective hub, which merely rotates. "Fortunately, there is a temporary remedy for this, by the aid of which drivers in this predicament may make their way home. If it is the left hub, proceed an this way: Remove the rear heb cap, and replace it with a standard Ford hub puller. Having done so, lock the puller securely to the hub by means of a locking setscrew; next hold the push-off screw, which passes through the centre of the puller, until it is fairly tight against the axle shaft. Now take the tow rope and loop it to the head of the hub-puller locking screw, and give it a turn or two about the body of the puller in the opposite direction to that in which the hub rotates. It now only remains to lash the rest of the hub securely to the spokes and road wheel, and the hub pale., as arranged, will
ca the road wheel round with it.
ll it happens to be the hub on the off-side wheal which is sheared, it will be necessary first of all to change the wheels, as tlis scheme, involving the use of a hub puller, is only applicable to the near-side hub, owing to the fact. that if applied to the off-side hub the direction of rotation is such as to unwind the rope. A certain amount of judgment is necessary when fitting the hub puller and also the rope, and, of course, a little more care than usual is necessary when driving."
Care of Suction 'Pipes and the Water Lifter. .
(2,346) " A.W." (Dewsbury) writes "The suction hose of a, steam wagon usually comes in for its share of neglect, and often has holes knocked into it as the result of chassis vibration, and generally the felt packing which is fitted over the hose becomes loose, subsequently felling off, after which there is nothing to prevent the pipe from being chafed. In my also, I improved matters
by constructing a bracket' of my wen, consisting of a piece of soft wood, long enough to fit into the two usual interior brackets, shaped on the top side to accommodate the pipe and subsequently lined with felt or sacking.
"When a Suction pipe is broken, the best way to 'mend it is to use a piece of copper pipe which is a good fit inside the hose, which should then be clipped to the pipe at each aide of the breakage. Occasional air holes in the suction boss may be temporarily stopped by clay, which is generally Obtainable from the bed of the stream from which water is being taken.
"Another source of trouble in the connection with the hose occurs as the result of leaving water in it -after the
tank has been filled. Drivers should at all times empty the pipe.
"It is not an unsual thing for the rose to be lost. If the operation of filling the tank is continued without this fitting all kinds of foreign matter are likely to be drawn up into the pipes and injector, • causing more trouble. There is no need for this, as its loss can easily be prevented by means of a piece of strong wire passed through a couple of holes in the rose and securely fastened to the pipe."
Lamps Alight.
On Saturday, January 21st, light your lamps at 4.57 in London, 4.47 in Newcastle, 5 in Birmingham, 4.49 in Edinburgh, 5 in Liverpool, 5.7 in Bristol, and 5.43 in Dublin.