PS Magazine - JULY 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 236
JULY 1972
ADJUST CLUTCH EASIER,
f
ASTER
Dear Editor,
Clutch adjustment for proper pedal
free-travel
can
be
tough
when
an
M35A2
(or
other
M44A2-series)
2'±ton truck is equipped with
the
front±mounted winch. This is Because
you have to work around the winch
power-takeoF ²ange when you try to
adjust the clutch contrOl rod accord³
ing to TM 9´2320-209±20 (Apr 65),
Para 150.
Soµ instead of turning the adjust¶
aBle yoke on the control rod to adj·
ust¸
I
Unhook the other end of the
rod from the clutch control lever and
then turn the rod into the yoke.
¹f course,
.YOU
have to loosen the
yoke locknut to turn the rod and then
REMOVE CLUTCH CoNTRoL RoD AT
l
EnD
.
LoOSEn
LoCKnJ"
±
TURn
con-
TROL
ROD
InTO
ADjusTABLE
Yo
hOOK ROD BACK uP
Td
C uTCH CO
TRoL
lEvEr
TIGHTEn
lOCKnuT
oN
an1u ±
²lF
vN²
tighten the nut Back doWn after making the adjustment. And you hook the
rod Back up to the control lever.
This wayº a mechanic can make adjustments oN 4 tr»cks in the time it
would take doing just one By the Book.
Fred HAmbLi³ Jr´
Ft K³ox, Ky
(ED µ¶T·-¸'M s¹R· º »¶T ¶f g¹¼s w½Th scºRR·D k¾¹ck»·s º¾D fRº¼·D ¾·RV·s w¿»»
wº¾T T¶ g½V· Th½s º TR¼À)
NEW NUT FOR 2 Y-TON
Here's the word: That prop shaft nut-
Icem 1, Figre 93± TM 9²2320²209²20P
(Jan 65)³now Comes under FSN 5310´
062´4954.
Iµ¶s
beµµer
µhan
the
olD joB·
FSN 5310²275´2049· now l¸sµe¹ in your
²20P TMº ToRque on µhe neW nuµ is 60´65
lb»fµ
¼
'
Make a noµe½unµil µhe poo¾ Comes
ouµ in TM 9²2320²209´20 and TM 9´2320²
21¿²20À Tow¸nG pinµle a¹jusµment for
M44²series 2Y´µon and M39²series 5²µon
µruCks ¸s Á003´µo²Â0¿7²in õWeen µhe
¾lain washer and mounµinG bRaCkeµÁ The
¾inµle should be Loose enouGh µo Ärn freeLy Åut tiGÆt enouÇÆ so tÆereÈs Éo sÆUÊKËÉÌ
(end play) baCk and fOÍthÁ
Musµ be some Guys Éever GOµ µÎe woRdº
They¶re
sµill
f¸Ghtin¶
wiµh µhose
old
starµer
¾edals
on
the M715
and
oµher
TM²244²series 1ϲµon vehiCÐesº
Make
sÑre you¶ve Goµ µhe RiGhµ One³FSN 2920´
Ò68²2339Ó listed on ÔaGe 62, TM 9´2320²
2Õ4Ö20P ×Nov 7Ò)Â The parµ numberØ
990008·
j
s sµam¾ed riGƵ on iµÁ
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