PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 310
SEPTEMBER 1978
When uNsticking mast secTions, rough stuf
like visE grips or a tug OF war can dO mOrE harm
thaN good. I usE thE Old Indian rOpE trick when
Our
MS-116, -117
or
-118
sEctiOns sEEm wEldEd
TOgeTheR
I
t±E A ²ENt PEG To EAch End oF A
5±f
³oPE (AN ANTENNA t±E-Down is
gooD).
´hEN, µ±tH somEoNE HolD±Ng
thE t¶·¸ PEg¹
I
w³AP tHE ³opE
A³ºuND tHE sEct±oNS ±N A
couNtE³»cLockµ±sE motioN StA¼½
±Ng
1²
±NcHEs AbovE thE StickiNg
jo±Nt ANd ENdiNg
1²
iNchEs BELow
±t¾
W±th My HELPE³ Sti¿ HoLD±Ng A PEg,
I
tuÀ tHE otHE³ END A³ouND tHÁ
MAst SEctioNs uNtÂÃ tHE ³oPE t±gHtENS.
I
coNt±NuE tuÀ±ÄG uNtÅ tHE SEc½
t±oN LoosENs AND bEg±Ns to tuÀ ALSoÆ
i I
cAN¹
±
tHEN tAkE tHE SEct±oNS
APA³t by HANÇ
i I
cAN't,
±
³EPEAt thE P³ocEDu³EÈ
i
tHE LoµE³ SEct±oN b±NDs ±N ÉhE bASE¹
I
µ³AP tHE ³oPE ±N A couNtE³½
cLoCkµ±sE Di³Ect±oN DoµN to ±t¾ I HoLD MY PEG At tHE bASE¹ AND HAVE
SoMEoNE tuÀ thE toP oNE¾
ssG
ÊobE³Ë ̾ ÌoNu³A
Ít¾ ÎoLk¹
LA
(Ed Note: Good idea! Tht' one way to enD
.
tHe strOng-arm ±ac±Ics ±Ha± sHOrten
antenna l²fe³ TH´ quiCk Fµx Ca¶ be useD On otHer stuRDy, ±UbULar wHip anten·
n,
too³ To He¸p ward o¹ tHis stiCky situatiOn, use siLiCOne compounD, NSN
6850º00»880¼7616, on tHe base anD be±wee¶ seCtions½ THa±¾LL grease ±He skiDs
coM d²sConn¿Ct t²me³ ÀHeck onCe i¶ a wHi¸e ±O make sure ±He sectioÁÂ aren¾t
b²nd²¶g, tHo³)
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