PS Magazine - JULY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 320
JULY 1979
WHEEL
BRAKE
PARTS wORN,
LOOSe
OR
NOt ADJUSteD
R
IG
HT-
Add to that worn wheel beariNgs, bum shock absOrbers, froNt ENd
out of aLiNemeNt aNd tires oN the samE axle Not ±Nflated to the same
pressure.
ANy of these caN make for uNEvEN brakiNg, pu²liNg To oNE s±dE, oN-off
braKiNg iN oNe wheel.
ANyth±Ng that keePs you from haviNg full, EveN brakiNg iN all wHeEls is
daNgerous.
WheN
you
feel
it, hEar
±t³or
evEN
susPect it³rEPort
it.
RePo´tiNµ the ProbLEM ±s your job¶ Solv±Ng it is your mecHaNic's job.
Spooky-and ±²³dly
You brakE to s²ow dowN or stoP³ aNd Noth±N· HaPPENs¶ ¸o brakEs!
You have your vEH±cLe HaulEd iN to
thE sHoP³if you'rE ²ucky ENougH to
surv±ve¶
Your mEcHaN±c cHEcks ouT THE Br¹kE
systEm³comPletely aNd carEFullyº
aNd fiNds NothiNg wroNg.
What haPPeNEd?
YUP-± pM rs Tf
lFy t 61²³ING
LiOo´
VAPOR
µ¶C·
I
cnHh !
»ut vaPor's LiKe air¼±t's comPressible. WhEN you Put PrEssure oN vaPo½
or air, i¾ just squeezes to·ether. So you get No firm Push through tHe brakE
¿hoes when you've go¾ vaPor iN your brake hydraulic system³just musH.
Your mechaNic w±LL have to draiN all of thE brake fLu±d from your b½akE
sys¾em aNd Pu¾ iN New fluid.
8
ÀorgEt everythiNg youÁvE
about "lEaks, sEEPs,
weEPs aNd so oN.
Ãhe New wÄrd¼for a²² whEel aNd Track vEHiclEs³sHows uP for thE f±rst T±mE
±N ÃÅ 9Æ2320Æ218Æ10 (Çug 78), ÈrEvENtivE Åa±NtENaNcE CHEcks aNd Serv±cEs,
Page 2Æ8, Para 2Æ5m.
AltHough tH±s ÃÅ És For thE Å151Æseries ÊÆToN veh±clEs, tHE samE Class
¸, ¸¸
aNd
¸¸¸
leakagE dEfiNit±oNs aPPly to tHe lubricatiNg aNd coo²iNg systEms of al²
taNkƹuto Equ±PmeNt. ÃHesE "classEs doNËt cover Fuel systEms. ANyÌfuel lEak
dEadliNEs the equiPmeNT.
¹º»S g¼E½ ¾¼R
m¿e
AÀD
C´µs¶ruc·I¸¹
ÁQuÂÃÄÅÆÇÈ
º»´!
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