PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 289
DECEMBER 1976
Rest easy if your truck's got a screw-in
metal plug like you see on most other
trucks.
Before you takE off down the road,
take a Look underneath and make sure
that rubber plug's i
tHe differential.
PLUG'S
MISSING-
LUBE SpIlLS .
OUT, DIRT
GeTS IN±
DOUBLe
TROUBLe!
AnD make sure the axle breather
vent is not plugged with dirt±so it
can let off pressure.
8
J_lu
THIS GOEs FoR the fr±N² .Di³´µ¶·n¸¹AL
Bº»a¼½¾¿ ÀÁ 4 X " ÂÃUCKÄ, ÅOÆÇ
1
If you lose the rear differential's
rubber plug, order a new one under
±
Part No.
4031945²
using the exception
data supply request. Or, if the truck's
(
still covered by the warranty, it can be
'•1±²³
taken to the near²st ³odge dealer for
plug replacement. (If you go the
warranty route, let the
uÈ
Army
Tank´Automotive Materieµ Readiness
Command know about it on a ³A
Form
?407³)
Put in a warranty claim, too, if loss
of the plug results in damaGe to th¶
differential.
Remember, though, to make sure
the ·xle breath¸¹ vent is clean when
you put in
É
new pluº. It may save you
from losing the plug.
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