PS Magazine - JULY 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 260
JULY 1974
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Dear Half-Mast,
ttle the argument
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you to se
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won t as
bl
des or brunettes²
on which is more fun,
b
.
on
and
inspecting
b t
how
about
lu Ing
u
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Prop³shaft U-jo1nts´
k
the GAµ tO a
Y
Y
ou soC
h
Some guys sa
t each of t e
·1 ±²
omes out a
¶
U·joint untL
'
c
d ¸
they say¹ to Fus
4
en¸sº This is nee e »
rease¼an½ to let you
out dirt and old g
¸
re fully lubed¾
k now that all
4
¿
e
k
n s
Àne s¶otÁs enOugh
Àther guys stJÂ
to
"
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bl w the sealsÃ
Ämore
wÅ
o
U
. Ænts ¸o you
.
f
Worn -Ç0Å
'
Àn inspectIng
or
how muȶ play
twist or push-pull to see
there is?
SSG
C³ f´ Rµ
Dear Sergeant
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r¸,
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If you hadn't said "sock ,± I²d ³ay yoU´re
right on the No³e with tHat lUbing a
U¹
joint until grea³e cOmeµ o¶t aLl
º
en
?
³·
PUMP
»T
SLOWLY
±²²
OR yOU'lL
,-u.±;!²
³J
±²\
'
BLOw yOUR
I
SEALS´
You put the CAA to a
¸
¹-joint ea³yºLike
with a hand-operated grea³e gun»
Thi¼
½ube ½ugeR can really pUt out a h¾Gh¿
pre³sure bla³t·
And thatÀ³ whatÁll blow
youR ³eal³· So you pump in the grea³e reÂÃ
³low until it comes Out all
º
end³ of the
¹-jointÄ
If the ¹-Joint won't take grea³e ea³yÅ
somethinÆÀs
wrOngÇ
The
grea³e
ÈttinÉÊ
could be plugÆed solid with dirt or hard¿
ened grease·
Ër itÀs BroKen·
Ër ³oMe¿
thing²³ plugging up the ¹Ìjoint it³elfÍ ÎoÏ
may need a neW Ètting· Ër you'll have to
take the ¹-joiÐt apaRt to ³ee what thE
tRouBle iÑÒ
Óust leaning harder on the grea³e gun
µ
¶·"¸¹º»
Ôe ³uRe to Õheck the ½Ë on anÖ equiP-
ment Before lubing· Some things yo×1 U³ed
to lube don't get regular lubing anyØore·
FOR in³tanceÅ if a ¹-joint ha³ a pluÉ
instead of a grea³e ÈttingÙ itÚs probabÛy
lubedÜfOr-life Ýith a ³Þecial lUbricant· Iß
your àË does not tell you to lube itÅ leaVe
it aloneáyOu âould do moRe haRm thaã
goodä
ItÀ³ twi³tÅ nOt pu³hÜpullÅ for checkinå
æçjoint playè
SureÙ you may get end-play when yoé
push-pullÅ But thatÚ³ no sign your ¹-jointê
ëRe badì A little end-play i³ nO problem·
íerî'³
tïe ðight
wa:
FiRÑtÅ make suRe yOuR ¹-Joint Mounting
ñâRewÑ are tiÆhtòoR you may get a fal³e
alarm On whatÀÑ óoiÐó Oô in³ide the ¹¿
jõint·
öOwÅ ÷Raø ùúe side oû the üÜJoiýþ ëýd
ÿwist it Āack
'n±
āORtĂ while yOu ăold tĂĄ
õtheR side Ñtill·
ąaÐdle i³ not the way· If you should Man-
Any
lO³t
motion
OR
clicking
MeanĆ
age to bla³t the ¹ćjoint clĈr, you´ll proĉ-
yOuĊVe ÆOt ¹-JoiÐt trOuBleċprObaČly wOč
aBly blow the ³ealsÙ too·
2Ď
bearinÆÑď
Ha/ J1f
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