PS Magazine - MARCH 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 244
MARCH 1973
OPERATION
-tha± ±russ
'n² brace se±up le±s you opera±e wi³h one
wheel missing. Like wHen You²ve go± a
fla± ±ire´ (µhere²s no spare¶)
Be ·re·ared! Clean all ±ha± pro±ec±ive
¸s¹uff off ±he hardware and give i± a coa±
of lube¶ º±Herwise, on a co»d day, You²ll
have one heckuva ±ime adjus±ing all
±hose connec±ions¶
-Make
sure
±he
brace
assemblY
is
s±raigh± up and down when i±¼s Hooked
up from ±he spring ±o ±he bracke± on Your
carrier chassis¶ µhen You²re no± so »ike½y
±o wind u· wi±h ±he br¾cke± coming loose
a± ±he we»d¶
AND ad±
COPiI oF
n²T
TO
tf0³ M´µ¶·G
¸¹6ºc»1¼½S
¾¿ pÀRrÁÂ
2-Ã9 ÄÅ YÆUÇ
ÈÉÊËm.
-When you¿re ±raveling on
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whee»sÀ s±o· once Án a whi»e anD Âake sure Ãhose
braceĹoÅs·ring nuÃS Æn² bol±s are Ãigh±¶ DZȻl saVe You soÉe s±ripped ÃhreaÊsË ÌYeba»»
a»» ±he o±her HookupsÍ ±ooÎ
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HgÌ 'Í ÎÏÐÑ;
ÒÓ ÔÕ
ÖW ×ØÙ ÚhÛÜÝLl Þß
yu sàáâ ãä,
-Ïll Goa±s ge± a swimming ±es± before
±hey²re issued¶ µhere may be wa±er in ±He
s±eering boxesÐ Check ²em-bo±h fron±
and rearÑ Çf needed, drain and refi»l wi±h
G.
-Òo wheel bearings come up loose
af±er ±hey²ve been adjus±ed bY ±he book?
ÓrobablY ±he inner ±ab (or ±ang) on ±he
wHeel nu± lock washer is ±oo long¶ Ô± bo±Õ
±oms ou± in ±he wheel spÁndle keYway beÕ
fore ±he ouÖer bearing is FullY sea±ed¶ ×ile
l/±6
inch off ±ha± ±ab¶ Ï»so, when You²re
sea±ing ±He bearing, ±orque ±He nu± ±o
²5³-
±7³
»bØf¹ ins±ead of
8³´±³³
lbØf±¶
-Bo±h up·er and »ower moun±s for
shock absorbers ge±
µ³¶9³
lbÙf± ±orque¶
U··eÚ suspeÛsion arm plugs ge±
·2¸±±³
lbÙf±
±oÚque´
Ói±man arm ±orque
(boÃh
fron± and rear) is
±2³
»bØf¹Ü
agaÁns± ±he wire on ±he back of ±He blackÕ
ou±
dÚivÁng
»igh±?
µrY
chang ing
±He
wÁ·er aÚm swee· so Á± doesn²± go so far ±Ý
±he ou±sÁde¶ Çf ±his Âakes ±he wiper hi±
±he ceÛ±eÚ windshie»d frameÞ do ±His inÕ
s±ead: Make ±he »igh± bracke± moun±ing
ho»es longeÚ so You can move ±he lÁgh±
forward´
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