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RITCHIE

SERVICE CENTRE
FOR THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

SPRING
Service Special

Lube, oil change & filter ‘

Check exhaust system under carnage Check belts. hoses. fluid levels
& antifreeze Pressure test cooling system

Check front & rear brakes

Satety check of wipers & detroster. headlights and general roadabilty
MOUNT AND BALANCE TIRES

Full ignition tune-up

Includes scope test ignition replace plugs etc Service emission
System Test charging system Road test

Front-end alignment

Adjust steering box. center steering wheel check suspension Check
tire pressure

Complete wash & clean-up

Clean up inside & out, iubncate all doors and hinges Steam clean
engine. if required Road test

All this For Only

$1049:

Inciudes ail parts

labour and fluids
| Aur filter extra

Trucks $10 extra

Complete mechanical & auto body repairs

We handle iCBC claims and are BCA approved

We repair ail makes. Specialist in Ford, Lincoin

Mercury, Chrysier, and imports

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1. Tap to loosen oil plug and remove

2. Pump grease into cleaned nipples

Story and Photos by

Elisworth Dickson

Learning to maintain your
car and handling its minor
repairs is a favour you can
do for yourself. There are a
aumber of benefits, namely,
you save a good deal of
mechanic's fees, you greatly
extend the life of your car,
you learn about auto-
mobiles, and lastly, it’s
satisfying. ;

Before you do anything to
your car, you obviously need
tools. You don’t need to
spend a fortune on a
complete set of machanic’s
tools which can run into
megabucks. This is what you
need to work on your car.
First determine if your car is
built in inches or is metric.

- one set of '‘4” drive socket
wrenches

- One set of %" to %” open
end/box end wrenches

- ome set of screwdrivers,
various sizes and type of
blade

- one adjustable (crescent)
wrench

- a couple pairs of pliers,
including needle-nose

- one pai of “Channel-lock”
phers

- one pair of “Vise-Grips”
(use very sparingly. they
butcher your nuts)

- one oil filter “wrench” or
make your own

- one grease gun

To work under your car,
you need to hold it up safely.
Never, never trust your car
jack to keep the car up when
you are beneath it. There are
several ways to get under the
car if you don't happen to
have a hoist in your drive-
way. One way is to jack up
the vehicle with your car
jack, then place “jack
Stands” under the frame,
then take the car jack off.
Jack stands are under $20 a
pair. You can buy small steel
ramps for under $50 per
pair. Or if you really want to
save money, drive two
whecls up on your sidewalk.

After raising the car, be
sure to leave it in gear or in

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=== spring carcare===
Do it yourself - oil and lube

Park and engage the
emergency brake. Also it is a
good idea to chock the
wheels for added safety. This
can be done with a bit of
scrap 4"x4” or a suitable
rock.

The first step in an oil
change is to drain the oil by
removing the oil plug on the
crank case with a box end
wrench and draining the oil
into a plastic or metal
bucket. Among _ other
Places, you can take your
old oil to the Mohawk
station at Third and Forbes
and they will give you gas
coupons. Or you can put it
on your dusty driveway or
save it to kill weeds. Don't
pour it down the sewer.

Some cars have grease
nipples and some don't. If
you car does, wipe the dirt
off the nipples. How can you
find them all? Generally,
they are located on the
moving parts of the
suspension and steering,
especially where two rods
meet at a “joint.”

Attach your grease gun
hose to the nipples and pump
in the grease. You will see a
small amount of water get
squeezed out of the joints.
Keep pumping until you see
grease come out, or if you
can't see any grease come
out, a reasonable length of
time.

If the car is on jack stands
and the wheels hanging free,
it will be easier to get the
grease in. Also, you can turn
the wheels for easier access
to the grease nipples.

Next, taking your oil filter
wrench, remove the oil
filter. 'm assuming you have
bought a new one. Be
careful not to get too close
when the filter comes off, or
you will receive an unwel-
come shower of dirty oil.

While the oil is draining,
other little jobs under the
car can be accomplished
such as checking the oil level
in the diffcrential (rear end).
This is very casy. On the
back or side of the rear end
is an oil plug. Remove it and
stick your little finger into

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