PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1975

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 274

SEPTEMBER 1975

PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1975 - Page 28 of 35
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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