PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 287
OCTOBER 1976
remeMbER, thERe' RE oThE± conN²cTions
In thERE. Any Of ³em can cause troublE
if tHEy'RE loosE´
14
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BUt hOw tight is tight enOUgµ? Like
the referee said, that¶s a jUdgment ca··¸
5
SO gO easy¸ YOU want ittightenOUgµ tO
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.
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make a gOOd cOnnectiOn, bUt nOt sO
BATTERY
GROUND CABLE
TIGHT?
SOmetimes a part can act like it¶s
bad when a·l it needs is a gOOd hOOk-
Up¼ ½¾e example Of that is the
²00³
amp generatOr On the
M7²5
series
l '´
" ¿
tOn trUcks. Àf yOU dOn¶t gEt that grOUnd
-.:±=
strap frOm the b·Ock tO the
Á
frame
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.³
-
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tight, the tOOthed waÂher wOn¶t scrape
thrOUGh tÃe paintÄ anD ÅOU'·l think
yOU¶ve gOt a bad generatOrÆ
tight that yOU start stripping threads
Or mEssing Up battery terminals¸
¶COUrse, if the manUa·
Ç
ca··s fOr a
specific tOrqUe, Use a tOrqUe wrench.
And be gent·e when yOU¶ re checking
thOse cOnnectiOnÈÉ JUst a ·itt·e wigg·e
is enOUghÊWith the master switch
Off, Of cOUrseË
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