PS Magazine - JANUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 338
JANUARY 1981
Air Lines and Connections
Paint your trAiler's service coUpliNg
yellow aNd the emergeNcy coUpling
red. Do the truck±s iNter-vehiCular
hose coNNectors the same way. TheN
you woN±t reverse ±em and cause
locked-up brakes on the trailer.
Move
mud
flaps
forward tO the brackets oN the right
side of the truck wheN you hook oNto
"
oNe of the older military trailers²like
You± re headiNg for trouble if you
use methyL-ethyl³ketoNe iN yoUr M91 ´
air brake systemµaNd that±s what you
get with the
NSn
oN Page D-2, TM 9-
the M´27 12-toN semitrailer or the
¶ M·31-series 5,000-gal taNker. If yoU
doN±t, the mud flap sUpport rods will
hit the trailer±s laNdiNg legs Whe¸ yoU
8
MOvE muD
fl±pS fOR±²D
TO STO²±gE
b²±³kE´S ON
²IghT SIDE
2320-270-10.
It±ll
evaporator bottleµaNd other pLastic
and rubber partsµto get brittle. ¹heN
vibratioN wiLl bust ±em.
ºlways keep the M915±s spare tire
WiNch haNdLe dowN. »f it±s ou¼ to the
side, the froNt of the trailer will bump
it½ruiN it²when you turN.
I
Air Brakes
¾Hat you need, iNstead, is methyL
alcohoL
(methaNoL techNical),
NSN
6810-00¿597³3608 (1 galloN) or
nSN
6810-00³275³6010 (5 galloNs).
ÀHe
M´Á7 º´
semitraÂlers
12Ãin
squareÄlaNÅing Leg ÆAds wiLl have to be
moÅified if Çou puLL wÂth the M915.
ÀHe pads wÂll rub the tractor±s tÈre
when turNing.
CUT OP t
I±siDE FRo²³ cre´µ
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pa6¾
2-1±4
AND
2-1¿ ÀÁ
TB
43Â
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(oct
79) !
ºlcoHol preveNts moisture freezeÉ
uÊ, so you Need it onLy wheN tHe
temperature is 32°F or below.
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