PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 251
OCTOBER 1973
M 1O7/M11
0 SP ARTILLERY .
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A LITTlE HIDE SAVeR
You can really hurt your fngers
when you Cry to work the Locking
rod lever Fr the engine air flter.
When the Lever is Locked, you need
a strong puLL to unLock it± Your fn-
gers are LikeLy to get sKinned on The
wire o² the basket i² you wrap 'em
around the lever±
So make yoursel² a fnger³saver out
o² a piece o² pipe (abouT
8
inches
shouLd do it)±
Slip Chis Pipe over the lever´ µhe
extra Leverage wiLL heLp, and your fn¶
gers wilL be out o² the danger area
when you Lock 'er up·
I² you can't get a piece o² pipe,
at LeAst be good to your fngers by
.±²³´
_²
hitting Che Lever with the paLm o²
your hand· µough leaTher gloves can
heLp, too±
10
LONG BOLTS
Loose as a goose is the way some of
the bOlEs should be on your launched
bridge. Wind pressure and such would
break TIght bolEs±
²h is applies to the long bolEs on tHe
2
launching diaphragms and Co the sHoRt
bolEs on the
2
cylinder beams-a total of
24
bolts³
Some crewmen aRe sHimm´ng these
BlEs witH wasHers Co make a tight fitµ
²Hey suspect inspectors will pass out gigs
f¶R loose bolts³
²he inspectors know better, so leE ·e
bolEs hang there¸ cool and loose¹ ºun 'e
up as far as you can»and leave 'em
alone.
11
loNG OR SHORT-
lEAVE 'EM lOOSE
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