PS Magazine - JUNE 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 343
JUNE 1981
Vibratory Rollers .±²
Some troops are PM-gambling with
Their self±propelled vibratory rollers.
F'rinstaNce, some ²ampo Model
RS³28 operators are pu´ting water
insTead of lubricating gear oil in the 7³
gal oil Tanks located on each side of the
rollµ Gear oil is needed to lube the
roller bearings on tHe eccentric shaft
assembly¶
WaTer ruins the eccentric s·aft
bearings and yoU wind Up with a Heap
of roller do¸ntime¶
Be sure a mecHanic checks tHe oil
level in both tanks weekly. ¹º¹ 9150»
0¼±035±5392 (qt) and ±035³5393
·
(5½
gal) geT thE 80¾9¿W lubricAting gear
oil that's authorized.
PM Tips
¹ever operate tHe vibratory system
when tHe roller is "taKing 1¿.À ÁerÂ's
why: ²he oil level in tHe drÃm is below
the roller bearings anD will not
lubri<ate them while the roller is at
restÄ ²he bearings are lubeD onlY ¸heÅ
the roll is turningÆ
So, if your roller is not usÇd for a
Èeek or more .
..
cover hel
p
s some to
padlocks from the wÉatÊer¶
BUt even with
a
coVer, dampness
can get into your padlock and cause
rust Ën' corrosion thatÌll ruin the guTs
of the lockÍ
Îead off this problem by giving
neÈ padlocks a good dose of CLPÏ
cleaner, lubricant, preservaTiveÐand
another shot every once In a while¶ Get
the CLP inside The lock¶ Ñ
Òo
t
e same ÓOr pa locks already in
use. Ônd try CLP To free stÕbborn
locks¶
CLP comes under ¹º¹ 915¿Ö01³
¿53½6688 (1¾gal can), ¹S¹ 915¿³01³
¿54±6453 (1±pTsprayconTainer),¹S¹
915¿±¿1½¿79½6124 (4³oz botTle), ¹S¹
915¿»¿1±1¿2±1473 (×±oz boTtle).
Or
hit up your armorer for Øome
ÙLP. ÎeÚs probably already got iT ÛÜr
use on ¸eapÝns¶
m
AIr CompreSSo³S
.±²
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Muffler news
Þf You need just tße filter element
àpdate tHe part náâbers in ²M 5±
for a steel muffler, You can still get it
4310³332³15, -33ãä15, anD otHers, låKe with the old P¹Æ àse FºæM 11568 for
soç
alè éartsê
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