PS Magazine - MAY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 306
MAY 1978
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Everyone with Ml23-series 10±ton dump 'em²you may be getting the
and M746 22³±ton truck tractors wiLL transporter tractor.
be getting pubs for the M9´´
When you find out for sure you're
commerciaL±design heavy equipment getting the M9´
l,
write in Your pub
transporter (CµHET)¶ That·s the way requirements in
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BLock A¹
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DA Form
initiaL distribution of pubs for the 1º»38¼ That way you'LL get the changes
M9´´ tractors is being made¶ Don't as they're printed.
Need those metaL side and taiLgate"
LabeLs for your 5±ton M54AlC
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M54A2C or M8´3Al dropside cargo
trUck!
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Side label±NSN 9905²00²116³5294
CAUTIOn
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C´UTIOn
SECURE SIDE PANeL FRONT lOcKs
PRIOR TO UNLATcHiNG Tai±gate
SECURE sIDE RACk BracEs to f±oor
WHeN TrANsporT²Ng Troop³
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´RµO¶ seATS, SIDE racK bRAces, bOWS
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S·D¸ RACKs MuST BE ·N
¹TOWeD POS·TION
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They're in TM 9¾2320±209±20P for Your 2¿±ton M35A2C dropside truck.
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your Ml 72±series semitraiLerÁright
over a cLiff if You forget to Lube the
brake camshafts and the brake shoe
anchor
pins¶
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The shafts and pÂs need greasÂg
at Least twice a Year tO keep the
semitraiLer's brakes from faiLing.
If You forget, the anchor pins wiLL
seize the brake shoes, and the brackets
wiLL seize the camshaft¶
CAMSHAFT²Ãook to the LuÄe
chart on page 3±3 of TM 9±º330±2´1±
´4 (Åct 69)¶ Ãube tÆe shaft through
the grease fittings at the mounting
bracket pOints¶
BRAKE
SHÅESÁ
PuLL
bearings and brake drum¶ Ãoosen up
the shoes and grease the anchor pins¶
Go easY on the grease, thoughÁkeep
it off the Linings.
Between LubesÇ you can Èake sure
the brÉkes are A±ÅK with tÊe traiLer
hooked to the tractor. Get a buddy to
take noteË whiLe you appLy the traiLer
brakes and try to move out.
If the traiLer's wheeLs stay LockedÇ
eVerything's super.
If the traiLer's wheeLs jerk and turnÌ
you're headed for troubLe¶ Get YoUr
brakes repaired¶
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