PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 243
FEBRUARY 1973
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Know what's wrong witH the parking
bRAke on your M60±l tank?
1-±
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That's whAt the Brake Line pressure
Gage is tHere foR, to ceL² you ³ow Hard
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L´
l
TO PARK
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YouR bRAke Pressure gage Can he´P you
meChANiµ A¶D Any·oDy eLse who ¸igh¹º Be
¹here.
in¹eRes¹ed, ¹hA¹ youR ·rAkes ARe BA»¼)
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½eRe's the way to ¾u¹ on youR paRking
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bRAke so you Can reLease it wi¹hou¹ any
3´
If your bRakes are OK,
keep
youR
foot
Pressu±e
-
+
µ
¾roBLem:
and gage reaDing steady at
.²
500
as yoU push the sHiFt
(
'
leveR firmly but gently from
·
{,
N
(neutral)
to
³
(paRk)´
\ ±
1
U- ²
³
1µ
VeHicle
completely stopped´
SHµft LeveR iN ¶eutral·
(YoU
sHoU¸d
have
no
² ³
troub¸e¹ If tHe±eºs a lot of
1 ±
dUst a¶D gook in tHe tRaNs»
´ '.
¼
m½ssion sHift leveR Housµng,
¾
you migHt Have to tap tHE
ball
of tHe sh½ft ¸eveR a
couple of times with your
Hand to get it to move·)
On oÀheR tanks (inCLuding the M6Á)
wI¹h meChanICaL´y operated Brakes, you
some¹imes HAd to stomp down pretty
hard ÂN your Brake to set Ãt for parkingÄ
The hydRauLiC Brake on your M6籁
WoRks so weLL tha¹ you Can ge¹ in trouBLe
By se¹¹ing it too HardÄ
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YouR o¾eratoR's manuaL says not ¹o get
'¶
a reading of oveR 900 ÆSÇ on tHe Brake
pRessure gage. Tha¹Ès good adviCe. Çn faCt,
you hardLy ever need over 500 ÉHaLfway
·
BetÊeen tHe
¶
and tHe
·¶¶¶
on tHe gage)
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unLess you have to PaRk on a steep sLopeÄ
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ÌHatÈs BeCause ÉunLike the M6Á and
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set Before you Can reLease itÎ
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2¸
³usH Down o¶ brake
Peda¸ untµ¸ yoU get a reaD¿
ing of
500
³SÀ o¶ the brake
µ_¶¸a
pRessuRe gageÁ
KeeP your
foot steaDy anD see if the
reading o¶ tHe gage stays
at
500¹
ÏÐf the gage reading faLLs youÑve got a
Leak in your BrAke hydrauLiC system, so
te²L your tank ComÒandeR, youR Company
4º
WitH the sHift leveR i¶
³ (paÂk) take yoU± foot off
the bRakeà THe gage wi¸l go
back to zeRo wHen yoU take
your foot off tHe bRake but
the parkµNg
BRake wµLl be
lockeDÁ
±nother advantage of Having a standÓ
ard settÃng
(»¶¶)
for your Brake Ôs ¹hat
you kNow what kind of a readiNg you
have Õo get to ReLease i¹Ö
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