PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1974

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 264

NOVEMBER 1974
PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1974 - Page 27 of 35
IF{ conditioNs gettinG i± the way of
Daily E±Gi±e RecOrdin²
(DER)
checks
o³ you´ U-21? If yoµ ca±'t aLways Get the
Same a.Ltitude, yoµ caN
nm
the checks oN
the GrOund¶
The press·re a¸titµde yoµ recOrd Has
¹o fa¸¸ i±side a 500ºft spread¶ »o, set yO·r
But did yoµ k±ow that wate¼ Ca½ als¾
²et i±to the tµ¿e th¼µ the Wit½ess hoLe?
It caNÀiÁ al¸ the thread area is Not sealed!
»o aÁter ña¸ adjµstMe±t of the coNtrOL
Ä·bes, ·se seaLi±G compoµ³d, ÅÆÇ-»È88É2Ê
¾½ the threads, i±Ë¸·di±G the wit±ess hOÌeÍ
If
±ecessary, the compoµ±d i± the witÎ
NesS ho¸e ca± ¿e ¼emoved Ͼ¼ i½spectioN
a½d ¼eplacedÍ
a¸tiÐete¼ at 29Ñ92 i±ches of mercµÒyÓ The
a¸tiÐeter sho·Ld read withi± pLus or Ðinus
ÔÕÖ Áeet ¾Á ÃeLd e¸evatioN fo¼ the
DER
to be va×dÍ
ØÙ coµrse, yoµ shoµ¸d a¸ways use the
SaÚe ÃeÛd ¾¼ Üase of ¾PeratioNsÝ
so
»ometime i³ yo·¼ career as a k±uckLeÎ
¿·ster
it may seeÐ LO²icaL fOr yoµ to
Þeave a Pa¼t Oß a birà to Get rid oÁ a³
i³terÁere±ce proálem¶ But thatâs ³ot quite
what the eNGiNeers had iN mi±dÓ
ãake the drive shaft c¾ver ¾± the Kiowa
(Øäå58A)Í
»ureæ
yoµ o³Ìy have abo·t
Yçèi± cleara±ce éetwee± the c¾ver a±d
SêaÁtÍ A±d a de±t i± the cove¼ co·Ld chafe
the shaft, mea±i±ë ¿i² t¼oub¸eì
íever reÐOve the cOver perma±entÌy,
th¾, ÜeËa·se it's îart ¾f the ïrewalLÓ The
airðOñ arouòd the shaft is restricted óy
the
coverì
This
îrevents
ðaôes
froÐ
sõreadinG frOÐ the engine cOôîartôe±t
to the transmissiOn area in töe eVent Of
a ÷reì
'Tai±'t öeaÌthy to ðy yOur øird witöOut
a ËOmpLete ùrewaÌl!
»o, if the 2åîiece cOver is daúageû and
is too cLose üO the shaft asý fOr a ±ew One¶
þhe± you've made aÌl the îOsitioning
adJ·stme±tÿ p¾sÿibLe a±d the cOver stilL
does±'t ²ive yoµ eòOuGh ËLeara³ce try töis
for size:
TRIM SHADED POrtiON
"
1.10 ±84
COVER
p
/N
2²6-²6³´9²5µ1
/3
I
Trim oß ±o more thaN 0ì26 iòcĀ ¾f maÈ
teriaÌ frOm thā cover ¸ipÍ
i
I
I.
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