PS Magazine - JULY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 332
JULY 1980
Having troubles with the
lOcking up on your 5-tonner? You've
done everything the troubleshoOting
chart says to do aNd the brakes still
lock up?
If there.'s no breather, lOOk for a
Could be that air pressure in the air
1/Win diameter hole in the center of
±ydrauLic
cylinder
is
not
being
the bulge and make sure it's open² If
relieved³and the piston can't release
there's no breather or vent hoLe, ´Sµ
completely²
That'll
happen
if the¶
2530·00-740·9445 will get you the
breat¸er or vent hoLe in the dummy
dummy coupling with the vent hole²
coupling on the right front of the truck
¹
ºr, just drill the hole²
is clOgged²
The breather is no longer required
or furnished with the dummy coupl·
.±
_±²³ ´µ
ing, but if the truck has a coupling with
a breather» make sure it's not cLogged²
Make a note of the problem aNd
sOlution in the troubLeshooting chart
in your ·20 TM²
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WreckER T±ot²l³
CabLe Nn's
FinD¼ng the remote throttle control
½
cAble ¾or youR 5¿tON wRecker truck or
ÀRecker·tRactOr truck may not be easy²
ÁO jot down this in¾Â in your TM·2ÃÃ-
seRies Or ÄM-260Åseries parts manualÆ
(ÇOte, in 2 ÈpplicatioNs» the cable
muÉt be shortened² Use your old cable
to ¾iguRe the exact length needed²)
That's how it goes with the M9ÃÃ Ê-HET between 35 and 40 ËPH² It
bOunces!
Use your head and your tOe ²²² save your seat and your trÌck² Stay below or
abOve the bouncy speed zOne whenever you can²
The ¾ront tiRes set up a "harmOnic inbalanceÍ which causes the bOuNce² I¾ it
gets real bad» changing fROnt tires may help²
The ÎRmy's coming oÏt with steel belted radials ¾or front tires² Ðhen the
ÑS´ is available we'll give it to you²
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