PS Magazine - APRIL 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 293
APRIL 1977
How importanT is using a Torque
wrench on aircrafT parTs? JusT abouT
the
mosT
imporTanT
of
alL
maIntenance chores!
For exAmpLe, you crewc±iefs and
your engine shop buddies can come To
grief on The simpLe repLacement of a
²-53 engine chip deTecTor plug in T±e
HuEy or Cobra. ²±aT baBy geTs T±e "big
Look³ frequentLy´
'Courseµ ²M 55¶2840·229¸24 (¹pr
71),
page
11-11±
iTem 32º s±oWs T±aT
The pLug geTs Torqued To 90¸100 lB¶in»
¼n
uncaLIbraTed
arm
on a
socket
wrenc± ±andLeµ T±oµ m½ans you¾LL go
¿eyond T±aT Àigure and sTrip ouT T±e
T±reads in T±e accessory drive gear
boxÁ ±aT foLLoWs is pure may±emÃ
40
TIGHTEN THE CENTER
POST NUT TO NO
MORE THAN ²5 iN³LBS .
²±e engine ±as to b
remoVed from
T±e BirdÄ ¹fter aLLµ you canÅt tap t±e
geaRÆÇx for an inserT and LeT T±e chips
faLL whÈÉe thEy mayÊinTo The engine
shouLd
be
cLeaned
and
the whoLË
systÌm checkedÍ
MeanwhILeÎ
back
In
the
enGINe
s±opÎ thE accessory gear box comes oÏf
and is TapPËd Ïor a NËw chÐP DetectOr
pLuG InsertÑ
ÒÓOUrsËÔ ONÕY sO mÖNY
inserts caN bË UsedÑ ×hËN thË shOP
ruNs OUØ of ovËrsIzËsÙ dUË tO SËÚËrÛÜ
oVerÝtorques_Î a NËw ÛccËssorY GËÛr boX
Is needeDÍ
FinaLLyÔ when You get thË ËngINË
back in T±e bird an engÐne INstaÕLatÞon
check Ðs reQuiredÑ
¼dd up aLL the extra sweat anD
eLbow grease and t±e pÐcture becomËs
cLearß
_,
·
oIL sysTem!!
.
àou never can teLL if meTaL from T±e
stripped T±reads goT by the oiL fiLter
and inTo The oIl cooLerµ eit±erß ²o be on
T±e safe sideµ T±e oiL cooLer in The birD
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