PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 323
OCTOBER 1979
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But some pEopl think There's an easier method-the way FM
21-305
tells
1·
:You to in
.
stall chains on a miIed vehicle± ²ou let the wh³el put ´he chain onµ
f · "il\±,
1
fact is, this waY is spell¶d out as standard prac·ice ¸Or the Goer vehicles¹ºM
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(un
76),
page
2±61³
ºire Chains±
And it's prettY »uch like tHe instructions that come with a l¼t o¸ civilian tire
riI±²³´µ¶·5:f1
B
¸
F
¹
½hainS-which
com³ with a special clip or applier ¸¾r hookingoneendo¸Your
ch¿in tÀ the tireÁ ²ou can make a clip ¸rom some rod or strap metalµ Just Âake
sur³ it's goà a littl³ spring Ão itÄ so it'll grab ahold o¸ the tireµ
ÅrY itÆmaYbe You'll like itµ
Drive your truck ahead unti
I
the
fastenerS are at hub
I
eve
I.
Fa St en the
inner Side chaIn ±irSt.²
²
And Then the
Outer³
When
yOu
'
v
e
gOt all YOur
chainS
inStalle´,
drive
A
ShOrT
diStance and then cheCk ±Or chain
tightnesS²
Hang the end linkS O± yOur chaIn On
the clip
µ
Pre¶s the clIp OntO The tire
at hub level. Pile the chaIn neATly
clOSe tO the Tire ²²² SO iT'll peel O±±
when the whEel gOeS arOun´
.±²³´µ
Mak· Sure t¸e crOSS-¹¸aIN hOOKS ±a¹e uº .». SO Th·y
'
ll ±ac· A¼Ay ±r½m T¸· TIr·
when T¸e chA¾n
'
¿ ¾nSTAll·´.
DrÀVe A¸eA´
untIl T¸e
wheel makeS
A cOmºleT·
TurnÁ PUll the
¹lIp OÂfÃ
ÄOnne¹T The
chAIn endS.
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