PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 274
SEPTEMBER 1975
The only way to lube the tail rotor
grips on your Huey and Cobra every 25
hours is to disconnect the pi±ch change
Links. Then you can rotate the bLades
and shoot the works for a compLete
purge job of each grip²
There's no need to spend time and
eLbow grease puLLing a maintenaNce
operationaL check a{ter the Lube chore,
tho² That³s ±he Word from ±he Army
Aviation Systems Command´
So, the MOC poop in para 3-6 of
TM 55-1500-328-25 QuI 72) on
main±eNance
doesn't
appLy when onLy 1 end of the 2 Links is
disµonnected¶Just be sure you ake the
f·Llowing steps:
EyebaLl the Log book ±o see ±hat
there is no unsatisfactory write-up
against the ±aiL rotor´ PLace the bird on
a red
X
status so that an inspector or
supervisor wiLL check ±h¸ work done²
Before you make with the wrenches
be sure the locking nuts are tigh± so
±here won'± be any change in the
Leng±h of the pi±ch change link´
Disconnect one link, rotate the
bLade and shoot the grease´
52
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