PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 274
SEPTEMBER 1975
!
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frame nvets
oNly
loose do Not wiN that vehicLe a RED
ratiNg uNder its EquipmeNt
Ser-
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viceabiLitY Criteria (ESC).
Take a cLoser look at your ESC TM±
"²oose or brokeN³ side rails or cross´
meµbers are ¶ted RED. BUt a rivet
has to be "brokeN³ to
·
be rated RED .
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¸atch, a missiNg rivet is just as ba¹.
There is a move oN to put "loose
rivets³ iN the AMBER category. If
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your owN com»aNd waNts this to be iN
'Q
effect Now, they'Ll pUt it iNto writteN
SOP
so yoU'lL kNow j¼st where yoU
staN½.
²oose rivets are Not good. THey're a
·
©
s¾gN of worse t¿iNgs to come. ²ike
loose
crossmembers.
ANd
±
loose
crossmembers meaN yoUr truck frame
is comiNg apart! Real badÀ
± q
Fact is, aNy loose part oN the frame
sigNals worse trouble aheadÁUNless
1
it's fixed. ÂoU ½oN't ¿ave to worry
@
abo¼t the fixiNg, though
Ã
; t¿at
Ä
s a job
for your s¼pport. Âou Åust fÆN½ t¿
Loose arts aN½ report 'em.
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±
So, how caN you teLL if a rivet is
Loose?
Easiest is a rivet that yoU caN wiggLe
wÇt¿ your fiNgers. Èo doubt aboUt that
et bÉÊ
1
¸¼ gi
n
thË crossµember or other
riveted Part with a 15ÌiN to Í6ÎiN
prybar may show Up LOose rivets.
ENoUgh loose rivets geNeÏally meaN
the crossmember is loose, t Ð
Âou may ÑiNÑoiNt Òoose rivets by
Óust
¿aViNG soÔeoNeÕa ÖiG guy×ju»Ñ oN
²
t¿e ruNNiNG boar½ whiLe you c¿ecK
uN½erNeat¿Ø
.filj
·²
³´µ
ReÔemÖer, t¿o¼G¿, t¿at your trucK
¶
giVes t¿ose fraÔe Ñarts aN½ riveÙs t¿e
aci½ test W¿eN itÚs »oViNG×esÑeciaÒÒy
over ro¼G¿ grouN½ Ø
So, Òook arouNd t¿e e½ges of fra»e
Û
Ñarts
aN½ aro¼N½ rivet ¿ea½s for s¿iNy,Ü
Öare »etaÝØ Þ¿is s¿oßs ÔoVe»eNt
ÖetßeeN t¿e Ñarts×a ¿iNt t¿at rivets
¿aVe ÒooseNe½ aN½ are Not ¿ol½iNG t¿e
àÑarts
toGet¿er ÙiG¿t eNoug¿á Âo¼ caN
Öet t¿eâãÒä Get eVeN looser± ReÑort it so
your suÑÑoåt caN GiVe it a cÒoser c¿ecKæ
.
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