PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 276
NOVEMBER 1975
TM-242±SERI ES
1
Y²tON trUCK .³´
KEEP PLUGS TIgHT
Life's a lot sweeter for your Gama
GOAt when it's got all 16 of its fronT
and rear sUspension arm plugs-and
they' re all tight.
±rouble is, these plugs have a way of
loosening up-and even falling out² So
here's whaT you do:
If a plug's missing³ get a new one´
NSN 5365µ00¶079¶2203. IT's listed on
both pAge 210 and 225 in your ±M 9µ
·320µ242µ20P (Sep
70)¸
±he 5340
There hAs been changed to 5365.
But even if tHey're all "presEnt¹ ºn'
Accou
»
nTed for, "check 'em-every one
of The 16¼to see if they're loose. So
±0
you know what you're looking for,
eyeball Fig 2µ295, pAge 2½292, and Fig
2µ298, page 2µ296, in ±M 9¶2320µ242µ
20 (¾ug 70) where iT says "plug¹.
If you find a loose plug, unscrew it
from the suspension arm shaft and
dab some sealant on T¿e threads. ¾ny
seAlant you geT under these stock
nUmbers is ÀK-NSÁ 8030¶00¶08µ
2335, NSN 8030¶00¶081¶2333, NSN
8030¶00¶081µ2331.
±hen give the plug 92µ1Â0 lbsÃft
torque, like it says in the ¶20 ±MÄ
page 2Å292, para 2¶Â98d (2), and page
2µ295, para 2µ199d (2).
i
.± ,
SoÆÇ people are wondering if they
have To Rake off The whole sTeering
.9J±
gÇar accÇss covÇr to kÇep waTer from
W
siTting in The GAma GoaT carrier.
NsN upDATe
THERe AR²
some /µn
COr³´ctIoNS µ¶ MaK· in
Y¸U¹ Pº¹»s m¼½uAL¾ ¿À ÁºÂl<-
ÃÄÅÆÇÈÉVÊ ËQÌÍpÎÏÐÑ:
ÈM 5¶3810µ288µ20É (ÀcT 70), page
Ê4 (2 places), Cylinder, Ëydraulic,
from µ16µ988 To ¶00¶436¶3Â59Ì
±M 9¶Â450Í500Í24É (Dec 70Î,page
4Â3, Shaft ¾ssy, frÏm Í679µ9300 To
¶00¶798¶3059.
±M 9¶2320µ209¶20P ÐÀcT 72ÎÑ page
Â29ÒÓadiatorCap, from¶338µ1005 to
¶00¶720¶2677Ô
Why noT just take out the plug That's
in The cover?
ÕiTher one's ÀKÖit just depends
on how Æuch drAinage you need× If
yoU're soÆeplace where rainfall is rÇal
heAvy, The plug hole mAy noT be big
ÇnoughØ Àr iT Æay gÇT plugged up easy
wiTh leaves and Trash.
¾ losT ÙlUg is easiÇr To repÚace. IT's
sTocked iÛ supply and is listed with The
·
NSN on page 345, ±M 9¶2320µ242µ
20É (Sep 70)Ø BuT the access cover is A
Ò
.
nonµsupp y ÜTem.Ý
/
j
±M 9µ2320µ209µ20P (Nov 72),
page 96, Belt SeT, ¾lternator, from
¶788Þ124Â to µ00¶778¶124Âß
±M 9µ2320¶207¶24É àu! 73), page
55, ±orque Óod ¾ssy, from 2510µ740
¶9607 to 2530¶0079áµ9189.
I
±M 9â2330¶272¶Â4 àUn 72), page
i
Cµ20, Packing, Preformed, from ¶900
-±²³´µ¶!·¸¹
¶ãÂ28 To µ00¶090¶2Â28.
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