PS Magazine - AUGUST 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 249
AUGUST 1973
you never overlook those important
PM
checks and services.
When you repLace the battery cover
never put it on bassackwards. The
strips under the cover must aline
with the fller caps to keep them in
pLace. Otherwise, the caps may
Loosen and aLLow
spillage oF eLec-
troLyte .
.. damage the battery!!
GREASE SAVES WEAR
With aLL that twisting and turning, rota±ing parts on yoUr chopper
are going to wear. Engineers can't hang oiL reservoirs aLl over your bird
to minimize wear so they caLL ²r the use o³ portaBle oiL . . . grease!
ALL grease and other consUma´Le materiaLS ²r your Huey are listed
in µa´Le
1-2
o³ the organizationaL maintenance pub.
Wi±hout grease on
¶
the spLines o³ ±he sCissors and sleeve· ²r exampLe,
you'lL be luCky to get
±00
hours out o³ the assembLy.
With grease, as caLLed ²r in para
8²9
o³ the pub, you¸Ll ´e able to
keep down spLine wear. The maxim¹m radiaL pLay between the mast
and ColºeCtive sLeeve drive pLate wiLº stay wi±hin
0. 040
inch ²r a long
tiMe.
»y the way, you do not have to Loosen or remove the ¼iCtion coLLet
to measure pLay.
56
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INstÇÄlaÀI¾N o³ ÀÁà ÂcIÂs¾Ès ÇÆD ÂlÃeVÃ
ÇssÃÉbly. ÊN ÇDDIÀIoÆ·
ÀÇke ¾Ë ÀÁe
PȾÀecÀIVà b¾¾À ÇND sÉÃar GrÃÇsà ¾N
ÀÁà ÃXP¾seD splIÆe D¿riNG ÀÁe
ÌÃÈI¾DIc INsPecÀI¾NÍ Yo¹ÎÄl ÏND ÀhaÀ
w¾RD IN ÀÁà ÐÅey lÅbà cÁÇrtÑ
A LITTLE STICKING POWER
ÒÁeN y¾¿ p¹À a maIn RoÀor ¾Æ y¾ur
BirD· eyÃball ÀÁe spÄIÀ conesÓ
µhe
c¾Nes ÁaVe Ào bà a ÔaÀcÁeD assÃmblyÑ
ANy nicKs· scraÀcÁes or otÁÃr DaÉÕ
ÇGe? ÖÃplace ÎÃÉ×
Øoat ÀÁe masÀ splINes anD rotor Á¹b
tr¿NÆIoN with a lIGht coÇÀ ¾³ corRoÙ
si¾N pRevenÀIVÃ comPoÅN
Ñ ÚeveÈ
¹se grease on ÀÁe spliÆesÑ
Úever ¿se grease oN tÁà insidà o³
tÁà coÆes Ào Á¾lD tÁem in place. µÁe
jes¿s n¹À will lose torq¹e as tÁà Grease
IÂ ÂquÃeZeD ouÀ. µo holD ÀÁe ÀorQue
oN ÀhaÀ ÛIg NÅÀ· ¿se Ç Dab o³ ØÌØ
À¾ ÁolD tÁe coNes.
ÎØo¹Èse· ÀÁe c¾Æe Gaps are eq¹ÇÄÄy sPaceD DÅriÆG InsÀalÄatIoÆ so ÀÁaÀ
ÀÁe maIÆ R¾Àor cÇÆ sÃat properly. ÜÝÃR ÀÁà jesÅs n¿À is tiGÁÀÃNeD No
ÞrÀÁer maintenance Is ÆeeDeD on tÁe coNes· ÃVen I³ tÁÃy slIp anD ÀoucÁ
DurIng operationÑ
ÜÝer
³´µ0
Áo¹rs ß³ operation ²llowING a ÉaIN roÀ¾r chaÆGe· reàÀorque
ÀÁÃ jesus nuÀ to
³¶0·780
ÝálÛs.
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