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  THE THERAPEUTICS OF RAILWAY
                EQUIPMENT
             (Continued from page 47)
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15. OEDEMA OR DROPSY -- Axle Caps and Gear Cases
  The axle caps and lower halves of the gear cases some-
times get an attack of dropsy and must be picked up from
the streets and brought into the shop for treatment. Well
known remedies for this are:
  (a) The use of high grade heat treated bolts.
      (1) They are less liable to break in service.
      (2) The heat treatment (quenched and drawn)
          makes these bolts tough and strong.
      (3) The amount these bolts will stretch without
          taking a permanent set (rubber band action)
          is double that of the standard hardware bolt.
  (b) Bolts should be fitted with lock washers and kept
      drawn up tight.
                       Dropsy
16. CONSTIPATION - Lubrication
  A universal car equipment trouble is Constipated Lubri-
cation for which many doctors would prescribe a change in
diet from the heavy car oil to "Nujol". Our recommenda-
tions to relieve this trouble are to:
  (a) Use a good grade of long strand wool waste which
      has been saturated in oil for at least 24 hours.
  (b) Pack bearings using a wick of long fibre wool waste
      extending from the bottom of the oil well to the
      bearing window.
  (c) Back up this wick by tamping waste in the waste
      chamber to keep the wick forced up against the
      journal at the window.
  (d) Use a high grade mineral oil furnished by reliable
      suppliers.
  (e) Oil and waste type of bearings require oiling about
      every week or ten days.
  (f) Gauge the oil levels to determine the amount of oil
      needed.
  (g) Pour the oil in the oil well and not on top of the
      waste.
  (h) Repack at suitable intervals.
  (iy The "oil sealed" type of housings and axle caps are
      being used with much success by a number of oper-
      ators.
18. LocoMOTOR ATAXIA - Controllers
  Locomotor ataxia is characterized by faulty control of
the muscles of the body and thus is quite a common ail-
ment of the car equipment. The restoratives are:
  (a) On air operated switches keep valve seats ground.
  (b) Piston leathers must be kept clean and renewed
      when worn.
  (c) Lubricate with a good grade of approved oil.
  (d) Contact tips and arcing horns must be kept in good
      condition.
  (e) On the drum type controllers, pressure fingers should
      be checked and properly adjusted.



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