PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 250
SEPTEMBER 1973
Replenisher hose eLbow FSN 4730-
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738±5²63 (P/N 7385³´3) can be daµ-
gerous to you¶ Hea·th.
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THIs eLbow, whicH coµnects the
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mount» can ge¼ sc¶ewed iµ tOo fr½
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So w¾at happens?
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The¶e caµ be metaL¿to-metaÀ coµ-
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tact between tHe end oÁ t¹e elboW
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And ¶ecoil spr¸ng o¶ p¸stoµÂ T¹e
elbow end gets worµ and plugged
so that ¶ecoÃL o¸L can no Longe¶ Äow
Ãnto tHe mount Åom the ¶epLen¸sherÆ
A plugged recoiL oiL line
can
resUlt in a Lack of adequate voL-
ume of oiL within mount. ±nd
sN²p oF sOme reTaining boLts and
-
Hurt a crewman³
So, eYebalL the elbow right nowÇ ÈÁ itÉs leaking, get Êour tu¶ret Mechaµic
to
fx
¸tË ÈÌ itÍs d¶y Êou Leave it ALoneÎ
Ïou¶ Mechaµ¸c wÐll cÑeck ¸t w¸t¹ a rULer Òo see iÁ itÓs ¸µ too ÔrÕ
ÈÁ Your mount ¹aÖ been too ×st oµ tHe recoiØ ØatelÙÚ Êou ÛÐg¹t aÖk
Ùou¶ mecHanÜc to take t¹e e·bow out and Look at t¹e eµd oÁ it Ò¹at
goes еto t¹e mountÝ Þe caµ easiLy teLl iÁ t¹e eLbow Has beeµ wo¶µ dowµ
bÊ metaL-toßmeta· contact and needs replaciµGà
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LEATHER
RING
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IF IT'S
lEAKING
SEe YOUR
TUrREt MeCHANIC
INSTALLING THE ELBOW
1.
In pu±±ing on a ²³w ³´bow, ±h³
m³chanic scµ³ws ±h³ n¶± on as faµ
as i± wi´´ go pas± ±h³ 0-µi²g gµoov³.
2±
S±ick ±h³ ´³a±h³µ back·up µi²g
i² ±h³ 0-µing gµoov³.
3²
Now ´¶b³ youµ 0¸µi²g a²d p¶±
i± i² ±¹³ gµoov³º ²³x± ±o ±h» ´»a±¹»µ
back-¶p µi²g.
4³
Scµ³w ±h³ fi±±ing ass³¼b´y i²±o
±h³ gun mou²± un±i´ ±h³ 0½µi²g mak³s
con±ac± wi±h ±h³ s¶µfac³ of ±h³
mo¶n±.
5´
Scµ³w i² ±h³ ³´bow o²³ moµ³
co¼p´³±³ ±¶µ²¾
6µ
Ho´d ±h³ ³´bow s±³ady wi±h o²³
wµ³²ch whi´³ you ±igh±»² ±¿³ ´ock n¶±
wi±¿ a²o±h³µ wµ³²ch u²±i´ i± co²±ac±s
±h³ fac³ of ±h³ ¼oun±À
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