PS Magazine - MARCH 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 244
MARCH 1973
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TIRES
&
WHeeLS-A
puncture caN
b
rePaiRed wiTh ThE TI±e right o² THe
vehicle. ³f you spoT a ²ail oR somEtHi²g
else sticki²g i²To tHe tire, do²'t pull iT out
-²oT uNTil yoU´ve got youR TUbeLess tiRe
Repair Kit O² tHe spoTµ You can pRobably
fix THe tiRe without losi²g MucH aiR¶
BuT Re·oRt it O² your
2404.
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cºa²ic wil» de¼ ide w ºE CH er a better re½
pAiR is Needed¶
Bad a»iNeMeNt wil» sHow up as uNeveN
weaR oN tHe tiRe¾o²e side worN MoRe
t¿aN t¿e otHeÀÁ But yo doNÃt ¿ave to wait
foR ÄHis sigNÅ ÆositioN youR Goat so a»»
wHee»s aRe as stÀaigºt as possibleÅ Ç¿eN
sigºt aloNg botº sides¶
fiNgeRÈ ÄRy to TighteN those jacki²g scÀews
(±
o² eacº wHeel)É ÇHeyÊre used to Take
oFF Tºe bRake drumÈ
so
they j usË boTtoM
agaiNst tHe Hub¶ ÌiNgerÍÎiÏHt o²
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screwsÑas ºaRd as you caN TuRN ÒeM¾is
H To keeP fRoÓ »osiNg tHeMÅ
±
WHile youÔRe dow² thereÕ geT u²deR
a²d try THOse
4
bOlts HOldi²g tHe sTub
axle To tHe Ö×joi²T cRoss beari²gØ
If
yoU
ca² move aNy wiTH your fi²gersÙ geT youR
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,- ±
\
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dull
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TO ºaRd wear oN Movi²g paRtsÅ ÇHey May
just Need lubiNgÁ Get your wReNch in
tHeReå æut a littLe tug o² a»» Nuts Ã²Ô bolÎs
ßNo stRo²g arÓ sÛuffÈ just e²ougH to Tell
wºetheR a²y of çeM aRe loose¶ Get youR
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èaybe all tHEy Need is tigHteNi²g to The
right toRQUeå
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rear wheeL a²d
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co
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rePlacedÅ
FUE´ FI´ºER¶
ïpRiMary a²d secO²Dð
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Tºeir fuEl filTers is e²OugHò ÚoT soó äiKe
:_.-
youR
¸LO
Çè saysÈ you caTch the dRai²i²gs
:
-
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i² a co²Tai²er a²d see if thereës a²y dirt
(eve² ti²y specKs) Or a²y waTer (blObs) i²
yoUR fuelô ³f yoUõve got Ûhis öi²d of ju²K i²
yo÷r seco²daRy filterÙ rePort iT o² yOur
ÄÅÆÅÇ
You may bE i² fOr fuel i²jEctOR
øeÓeÓberÙ tooÙ youçve got draiNcocks
o² youR GoaTçs fue» taNKs¶
SoÙ i² ÀeaL daMp weatHeRÙ you caN
Head off fueL probLeMs by dRai²i²g soMe
off The bOtToÓ of ùouR taNks eveRy week
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