PS Magazine - MARCH 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 280
MARCH 1976
BRAKES-Make sure alL wheeLs
a±e b²aking the same³not
puLLing to one side o± The oth´r.
WatcH for any unusuaL Loss of
pedaL p±essUre when you appLy
the b±akesµ Keep yoU± foot off
the peda¶ when you'±e not using
itµ
S·EERING-·He±e shouLd not
be too mUch f±ee play i¸ you±
steering whee¶µ NoTice any hard
stee±ing, shimmying o± wander¹
ing of ºHe veHicle f±om side to
sideµ If you think so»ething¼s
w±ong, stop and checkµ
At a scheduled stop,give the vehIcle a
once-over. Clean the windshield and
lIghts ±f they need it. Eyeball the tires;
if one Is soft, fIll It, bUt don't lower any
pressures.
A
tire builds up Heat and
pressure while it²s rolling, and It takes
about
2
hours to cool ³oWn comPlete´
ly.
WA½KARO¾ND-Give
i¿ the sa»e kind of
waLka±ound yoU did
befo±e yoU sta±tedÀ
Check for loose parTs,
damage or anyThing
else tHaT migHT have
gone w±ong dU±ing the
tripµ
RECORDS³Finish filLÁ
ing oUt The Fo±»
2404.
PuT down eve±ything
yoU noticed in any of
yoU± inspections that
needs to be Looked at
by The mecÂanicµ
·His way, yoU'¶l geT
tÃings fixed before The
vehicLe b±eaks down
on the ±oad and makes
you hoof it to a pÄÅneÆ
ÇHat
È
can
get
emba±±assing Éafte±
a
aLLÊ you'±e a d±iver, noT
ËÌ•ÍÎ
ÏÐ"Ña waLke±µ
AJER
SOaP
13
F½¾IDS³FiLL up The gas Tank,
and cHeck the oThe± flUids in the
ca±µ Now's the best Ti»e to
check tHe eQgine oiL: about
5
minuTes afte± sTopping the
engineµ Çhe oiL¼s stilL hoT, and it¼s
had aÒcHance to d±ain back from
tHe engine pa±TÓµ A¶so, yoU can
reporT if tHe veHicLe's been
using oil o± other fluidsÊ so it can
be fixed before being assigned
to some one elseµ
Check The veHicLe as if The nexT
guy To drive iT wiLl be you µµµ iT
mighTµ
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