PS Magazine - JUNE 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 307
JUNE 1978
Engine Mounts & Spring Shackles .±²
MAl<E
You could be in a heap of trouBle
witH loose rear engine mounts On yoUr
20-ton CCE dump.
The ±olts come lo²se eNougH to
shear oFf. Then tHere's nothi³g
TO
hold
tHAt big
dIesel down.
´t can twist
eµoUgh to bind up your accelerator
Linkage and cause a runaway trUcK.
Get under your trucK and checK for
loose nUts on those moUnting bolts.
-±²³´µ¶·¸¹.
º
6
Get your bUd¶y to help with another
checK. Start the engine.
Move the
transmission shif· leVer to parK (P).
Set your brakes. ¸aVe youR bUddy get
under the
truck¹lengthWise so he
won't get crushed if the trUcK moVes.
¸e'll watch for any moVement aroUnd
those moUnts when yoU reV up the
engine.
ºf you find a loose moUnt, get your
»mech to torqUe the nUt to 45¼50 lb½ft
and pUt in a neW cotter pin, ¾S¾
5315¼00¼012¼0123.
ºf the bolt is missing or broken, get
it fixed Under the Warranty. ºf the
¸e'll torque the shacKle bolts and the
'.f
trucK is oUt of Warranty, get your mech
spring hanger bracKet bolts to 115¼125
to put in
a
neW bolt ¿SCM 31007 Part
lb¼ft.
¾o.
299227À3,
slotted
nUt
¿SCM
31007 Part ¾o. 19581ÁÂ, and cotter
pin ¾S¾ 5315¼00¼012¼0123.
ChecK the bolts again after 50 to 100
miles. MaKe sUre the cotter pin is still
there. ¸aVe yoUr mech retorque any
mount that's had the bolt or insulation
±²
replaced.ÃÄÅ
HOLD oNE,
S³ldIeR-´
YµU¶r· n¸T
D³N´ Yµf
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