PS Magazine - MARCH 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 244
MARCH 1973
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Dear Sergeant D.M.T.,
The latest word is that Only the Kiowa main rotor blades should Be Waxe±. THe
²³-58A blades are made of eXtruded aluminum, which corrodes faster than the
steel or aluminum sheet in other chopper blades. Keep the wax oFF all other rotoR
blades.
That's the settiNg yoU Use on preset, aUdIble mIcrometer´type torque WRenches afteR
each use. And when yoU store 'emµ
¶esettIng to 0 takes the tensIoN off the deCent lever compre·sion spring. Yo¸R
wrench'll las¹ longerºgive better servIce neXt tIme you use it.
»f yoUr torqUe wreNch has been iN storage or shipment, run it thRu a feW Release
cycles¼ This actIoN frees ball bearIngs, or lets the Internal mechanIsm re´cover the
IN½ards wIth a thIN oIl fIlm.
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»f you think lookIng for a nee±le in a
haystack is tough, try finding a certain
tp
nut
after
the
contents
of aircraft
hardware Kit, ¾S¿ 1560À600Á5617, have
been spilled
Â
in the ÃoneX container durÄ
ing shIpment.
»tÅll happen when you pUll up stakes
uNless you secure the hardware accordÄ
ing to the shIppIng poop on the inside of
the contaINer doorÆ
l
I
liLIH±tU·²617
³Cl´ µu\ T¶M:-¸
¹º'»
c
¼R½
To keep the drawers in order, put the
cover
on
each
drawer
one
at
a
time.
ÅÃourse the dRaweRs go bacÇ in the right
slot. Èse the cover under each drawer.
To keep the drawers from flying out of
the bIns and really upsettIng the apple
cart, put the lockIng frames in place with
the flanges directly on top of each Row of
drawers.
PUt the thumb screws and lock nuts in
place using all 4 for each frame.
Lock the door Éf the container and itÅs
ready for shIpment.
Keep your kIt Up-toÊdate by using the
inventory In SË 1Á15À14 (Dec 66), instead
of the outdated plaque on the ÃoneX conÌ
taIner.
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