PS Magazine - JANUARY 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 278
JANUARY 1976
TM-218-SERIES ±4-TON tRUCK .²²
STRIPPED STUD?
You don't have to Dea±line your 1/-
_tonner just because the tHreads are
stripped on the engine²rocker²arm
cover studs. Add a few washers to raise
t³oUgh,
yo´µre
¶
tigHtening t·e nut¸ OvertorquiNg is
What stripped tHe tHreads to begin
With¸ That n´t gets only
3
to 4 Lb²ft
1
torQUe¸ That's not much¹just enoUgh
to press the cover doºn on tHe gasKet
so oil Won't leaK oUt¸
The eyes Have it»on
Hubs of your M¼5½A2 1/²tons. Some of
these came from the manUfacturer
ºith square head plugs instead of
¾ifting eyes¿
The sq´are head plUgs were meant
for the MarInes, not the ArmyÀ Áf your
unit got any of these, send a ÂA Form
2407
(EÁR)
to
ÃS
Army
ÄanKÅ
Automotive
Command
¾isting
the
manufactUrer's
seria¾
number
and
registration number of each vehic¾e
with p¾ugs¸ ThisÆl¾ get you the ¾ifting
eyes and nuts that are sUpposed to be
tHereÇfree of charge.
Èhen you get tHe replacement
parts, use anything you can to get the
other p¾ugs oÉf»a ¾arge adjUstab¾e
wrÊnch, visegrips, or ºhatever. The
pluGs come off Hard ÆcaUse they were
put on with a sealing coËpoundÌ Be
sUre,
thoUgh,
not to damage the
spindle or otHer whee¾ parts.
1±
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