PS Magazine - JANUARY 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 230
JANUARY 1972
That crane on your NEw M816 5-ton
WrEcker can get shafted in thE drIve sHaft
±f you slip up on sEaL case Lube.
²ow ³ube LeveL iN tHE bEvEL gear sEaL
case or
power dividEr
seaL case
whips
yoU. THEre's jus´ no way for tHose uppEr
and Lower sHaft bEarinGs to gE´ oiL except
from tHOse seaL casEsµ
Just
1
iNch too LittLe LubE LEts tHe bEarings cooK¶
A
torn boot brings tHe sa·E
payoff¸ Then even if you do bring tHe LEveL up, you¹re just fEeding a LEaK.
THrEe timeLy tricKs fortunateLy wiLL fEnd off sucH eviL fortune, LiKE soº
1.
Take for gospel what
LO
9-232
0
±260±12
says About keeping seal case lube
up
±o
the ±hreAds on the sIde fIll plUg .²³
both cases´
2
²
Eyeball and feeL µhA± Boot, aNd F
I
ng
e
R
the sHaft For Any StRAy lUbe drIpping
down¶
3
³
EveRy time you move out· be sure t¸at
leveR
behind
your
hand
brake-your
power dIvIder lever-Is Locked out of
geAR
.
¹oLlIng along ±he road wIth tha±
leveR forwARd wºll get you
Barbecued
beARings» lube Level or no lube level¼ The
Reason is, At hIghway speeDs
½
i±'ll turn
the shaFt Abou±
450
¹PM Faster'n it¾s
s¿posed ±o go
¶
CAre there can save youR
haIr
¼
W
RING MOUNT GuID
Dear Hal-Mast
,
We're having t
i
oub/e finding FSN±s
for
paRs
on
the
machinegun
²ng
mou³t Ca´ieµ by some of our 2¶-ton
an· 5¸Ton Trucks.
¹an You aim uº in the right dirEc»
tion?
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D¼
A.
S
½
Dar LieutenaNt
D² a³
S.,
Yes± Sir² th³T should
b
tH
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SwitcH thE wasHer oN ignition coiLs for
M715 famiLy and M151 series ´RcksÆ
TaKe tHe fLat hoLd-doWn washer froÇ
under ´HE scrEw head
sÈud anD put
it
uÉdEr tHE Ear. Your star WasHer WiLL KEEp
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thE scrEw ´ightÊ and the "cushionË of the
otHer wasHer wiLL HELp stop ear crack-offÌ
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