PS Magazine - AUGUST 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 297
AUGUST 1977
NOT to± MUCH,
PLEASe.²³
A little surgery may be needed to keep that %-tOn Trailer mated up tO yOur
M880-series 1±-tOn truck. YOu may find that the trailer's intervehicular cable
wOn²t stay pHgged intO the truck²s receptacle.
,
³ ´ake a clOse lOOk and see if that tOngue On the receptacle cOver fits intO the
nOtch On the Cable cOnnectOr.
´he fix is simple. µut the nOtch a little wideR¶until the tOnGue can be
pressed intO the nOtch. Use a sharp knifE· But be careful sO yOu dOn¸t cutOut tOO
much OF the rubber¶just a little sliver Μay be enOugh¹
º
MBBO Windshield Wash
µleanin» cO¼pO½nd fOr yOur M880¾
series
1¿-TON Tr½ck¸s windshield
wasÀer cO¼es ½nder ÁSÁ 6850-00-
926-2275. ÂÀereà re different ¼ixes tO
preVeNT freeziN»:
+40°F to -10°F, 1 part com±
pound to 2 parts water.
0°F to ²40°F, 1 part compouNd
to 1 paR water³
-30°F to -65°F, 2 parts coM´
pound to 1 part waTerµ
;
n´W wIlµ Y¶u G·¸
s¶m¹ cº»a¼i½g ¾¿ÀpÁÂÃD
FÄR ÅhÆ ÇÈÉDÊËÌÍÎd
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ÄO¼e stÅering leVer asse¼blies ÆÇr
È39A2-serIes 5-tON trucKs are nO
»OOD .
ÉÊ yO½ »et a repLace¼ent lever ½Nder
µËNTracT
Nu¼ber
ÌSA-70Í-74-µÎ
A258Ï t½rN it iN tO s½Pply. Éf tÀere¸s nO
way tO tell wÀat tÀe cOntract number
isÏ iNspect
Ð
TÑe Lever ÊOr tÀese cOn-
dItIOnsÒ
·
Ball stud not stakEd right, oNly
slIghtly staked, ornot staked at allµ
Ball stud Not fully inserted into
tapered hole in lever¶
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Dear Editor,
Here's a tip that takes some of the noise out of Goat braKe worK.
Rusted axle shaft and brake drum hUb spLnes make for problems pu±ing
drums² So when ·the drUms are oF-like when you³re doing the 12´000µmi
check listed on pa¶e 2¸9, TM 9¸2320µ242µ20 (Sep 76)¹remove the rust and
corrosion with a wire Brush. ThenputacoatofGAA on the spLnesº It³± keeP th»
spLnes rust free ti± the next A service´ an¼ save some "drum beating½¾
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