PS Magazine - MAY 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 258
MAY 1974
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%-TON TRAILER .±.
You may be in for a shock-If the shoCk
abSorbers on your
3/
4±toN traIler gIve out.
Your trailer will bounce lIke a ruBber BAlL
when you hit a bump or hole. You cou²d
even bust a sprIng³
ThIs can happen If the waShers a´ the
nutµenD of your shock mounts are i¶·ta²led
Wrong³ The straIn can Bust the loop oF
the Shock³ ¸ome new trailers have show¶
up wIth the washers installed wrong, sO
check all of your traIlers³
¹hIs Dishºshape» washer has to be In¼
StalleD ½Ith the bulge siDe In towarD the
rubber bushIng³
_.±²³´
__ ±
of these waSherS
±hock-one at the Top and one at
the ¾Ot¿
Tom. ²o
yOuR
trailer'S got
4
Of
'em-WaSher,
recesSed³ shock mounting³ F²N
5310²733³
946´µ
A´d
yOu uÀe
Nut,
Áelf²
cki¶GÃ
F²N
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i´
yOuÄ Àhock mOu¶tÁÅ
BOTH F²N's are i´ Ch
2
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73)
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M
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ThiÀ's the Àetup
µor ¶L·L
a¶d
ML·LA¸
CargÆ
Trailers a´D for tHoSe ¹LL6 anD
M
LL
6
ÇÈ ÉhaÀÀiÀ
TrºilerS THaT carRy Di»er¼
enT
ki¶dÀ
of moU´Ted eq½ipmE´T¾
Êear ¸ergeant ʳ
'
G. H±,
Ë
ÌeÀs workÍs the wOrD³ Îf thereÏs aIr In the systemÐ a
ÑOnger lIne wIll ¶ormally have more aIr than a SHorter
Line³ ÒoÓ By BleeDing the longest line ÔrstÐ then the next
lOngeÀtÕrIght on Down the pIkeÖyou cou×» get tHe aIr,
Or Øost Of It, Out Of the Brake system rIght oÙ the BatÚ
Îf you BleeD the shÛrter lIneS ÔrstÜ you Øay have to
ÝeÞleeD a ßeconD Or eVen thIr» tIme to get a goo»Ð solID
Þrake On the fOOt peDal³
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