PS Magazine - JUNE 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 331
JUNE 1980
This could mean the reAl thing
f±
TAke tHe RoutinLUbing of prop
shAft ±-joiNts, for exAmple.
A
±²joint is one of the weAkest points In A vehic³e's Drive trAin. Engine
power pAsses thru
4
c³usters of neeDle beAringS On the WAy to t´e wheels or
You get a lot of "how
±
and ²why± info
on L-joInts in Chapter 16,
TM 9-8000
(Jan 56).
PrIncIp³es of AutomotIve Vehicles´
´´´ hopefully µ¶¶ It
goEs out to a
II
of
the need·e bearIngs
trAcks. These neeDle beArings must turn freely in A lubeµgreAse¶or thAt
tremenDous power will grinD t´em to Dust. ·f your ±-joint f¸ils, your ve´iC³e
is DeAD!
±-joints DepenD on regulAr AnD proper lubing. ¹AD to sAy, mAny ±²joints
Don't get regu³Ar or proper lubricAtion.
Tºere's no excuse for overlooking ±²joint ³uBricAtion Altoget´er, but
proper lubing is not A³wAys eAsy. The greAse wil³ tAke t´e eAsy wAy AnD mAy
not reAch one or more of the beArings. The only wAy to be sure is to
see
fresh gre»se coming pAst All
4
beAring seA³s.
·f fresh greAse won't come thru, it's probAbly becAuse the olD greAse in
the ±²joint is hArD AnD cAkeDµbecAuse the ±²joint wAs not regulArly AnD
proPerly lubricAteD before. ¹o the ±-j¼int hAs to be removeD, Di½AssembleD,
cleAneD AnD pAckeD with greAse to give it A fresh stArt. ¾his tAkes A lot
of
time.
¿
If grease fAils to Show up here,
iT may be blocked by old± cAkEd
grease in the bearings .².
ublis e
.
by the Deparment of the ARmy foR the
MfoRmat±on of all SoldieRs asSigned to combat and
-.
co
N
bat Sup
P
oRt units, and all soldieRs with oRgani-
zat1onal maIntenance and supply duties²
³³´ so trY this: loosen the
beAµing cup screws at that end
also at the other end´ ¶hen tAp
the
Other
end smarTlY with a
pLastic or rAwhid· hamm·R¸ ¹t
the sAme timeº ke·p trying
to pump in grease»
Àitº An eye tÁwAr ÃÄving tÅMe
AnÂ
monEy, SomE pEoplE
gAmÆÇe.
T´ey jÈÃt give t´e
U-joint a
cÁuÉÇe of
eAÃy
ShotS with a
greÄse gu
n
.
Ê´ey'Ëe
g
A
mb
Ç
in
g
with
re
a
Â
in
e
SS
µre
a
Â
y to Shoot, Scoot
AÌÂ
communicatE. ThEy havE no
Way of knowing if thE U±joint
ÍilÇ
laSt
1,0² milES or only 1 miLE³
ThE FtE of
·
thE EquipmEnt'S
miSSion ´maybE thE outcomE of a
battlEµiS in thE balancE³
¶or SurE¸ Saving UnclE¹º buckº in
EQuipMEnt mAintEnAncE iS imPr»
tant. Bu¼ tHE Equi½Men¼ bEing
main¼AinEd HAº onlY onE reAºon ¾r
ExiS¼inG¿¼o ÀrÁrM A Miººion in A
MilitArY oÀrA¼ionÂ
i
your Equi½Men¼ iº nO¼ reAdY ¼o
Àr¾rM¸ it HAº nO reAºon ¾r ÃinGÄ
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On
MAin¼enAnce
GAMÆling iº wAº¼edÄ
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