PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 275
OCTOBER 1975
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10-TON tRUCKS .±±
STERIG ArM
CRAKS
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driving with no steering control.
You'll need to take off tHe dirt and
crud witH a wire brusH to get a good
look at the 2 places you're most Likely
to find cracks-inside tHe sHarp bends±
CHeck 'eM before and after operation,
_
and at every stoP during a marcH±
If you find a crack, no matter How
small, notify support right way that
you need a new arM. And don't use the
veHicle except for emergencies.
The new Heat²treateD arms are
identified with 1 or 2 letters ("A³ thru
"Z,±
or ´AA³ tHru
"
ZZ
'
;
)
stamped into
the metal on the outside of the large
curve. These are Less Likely to crack,
but keep checking them, tooµ
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I² coMEs UnDER ²HE
sAME nsn As ThE oLD oNE
Ml5la2 VdoN & M718Al AMBULANcE ³±±
FOiLiNg FUeL
Lin± fRaYs
Right around tHe battery box, that
fuel line can take
¶
a ·eal beating if it's
not protected. ¸ut a loop clamp (NSN
5340²¹¹²779º562¹) on the right lower
transmission cover bolt to Hold the
fuel line away from tHe battery box
cover» You can bend tHe line sLightly to
make sure it'll stay out of the way.
If the insulation's already f¼ayed,
wrap it witH electrical adHesive tape
before clamping it.
Use a little ½are wHen yo¾ cHeck tHe
battery. Remove ¿He passenger seat
À
completely, just like it says in paÁa 3Â
14, page 3Ã43, of TÄ 9²232¹²218²1¹
(SeÅ 71). ¸age 34 of Change 2 (Nov
74) is wÆong,Ç and tHe next TÄ cHange
È
or revision will make tHis correction.
THe battery box cover won't HitÉ tHE
Ê
line if you lift tHe cover gently anË
replace it carefully.
Better
check
tHe
mounting
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Hardware for the windshield wiper
motor on your Ä151A2 and otHer
lateÂmodel
TIJ218²series
ÌÍÎton
veHicles .Ï Some are missing the lock
washers-Items 5 and 17, Fig 22Ð9,
TÄ
9²232¹²218Ã2¹¸
Gan
72)Ñ
Washers are listed on page 211-
NSN 531¹Ò¹¹Ó2¹9ù786 for the VÎin
chEck ²hEsE ´ocK WµShERS
AND ²hoSE iN B¶cK
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