PS Magazine - JUNE 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 343
JUNE 1981
The air restriction indicator oI the
new style armored aiR cleaner elbow
can do a real job for you tankers-if
you have the right one. ±t lets yoU
know when the air filters need clean²
ing.
Your new ³10
´
TM's PMCS make
your tank Not µeady if the restriction
indicAtor stays red after resetting.
¶nd if you have the wRong in·
dicator, the element will show red
when
nothing's
wrong.
¸He filter
elements Really don't need cleaning¹
The indicator is rated too low for tank
engines.
Parking Brake Cable .
..
There's a new indicator to get you
out of the red, tho. ±tºs NSN 6685»01¼
055³5½½6.
New air
restriction
indicator
NSN 6685-01-055-5116
Check your indicators now. ±f yours
has blUe letteRs on it, it's tHe wRong
one. µeplace it WitH the new indicatoR,
which has yellow lette¾ing witH Model
·
µBX00³2354 ¿nd the nUÀber 30.
Save Time, sweat and MonEy
±t takes about 11 Hours to repl¿ce a
kinked parKing bRake cable on yoUr
M60 tanks. ±t's a bacÁbreaking Job and
the tiÀe spent is liÁe ÀonEy tÂRown
aw
Ã
ay.
¸he cable gets kinked wHen tHe
poweR pack is oUt for a schedUled
But no Àore 11³Hour Jobs. No Àore
sweating and Hard WoRÁ.
Connect cables with spEcial tool .
..
service and a grille door gets slaÀmed
Now yoU can get a special tool and
shut on it.
do the JobÄusing 3 ÀenÄin aboUt 40
The kinked cable Àust be replaced
Àinutes. YoU'll find tHe details on
or the parking brake won't woRÁÅor
Æ
page 2»11 in ¸B 43³0001³39³3 (Oct
woRk rigHt.
80)Ç
14
Your tank can neutral steer in park
with the brakes set.
±
This could be real dangerous,
especially iÈ close qUarters or when
slave starting.
Éere's how it goes:
The enGine is idling high at 1200»
/
{
ÊeeË other troops away froÀ
possiÌLe pinch points when the engine
is running and the tank is parkedÍ
Stay in tHe driveR's seat and
hands
o.±:=²³´µ¶·¸¹º»_¼½¾
¿
Îff tHe steering controlÏ
The tanK's going to MOVÐÄÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙ
twitchÄÚuÛÜ The high engine idle
You Àechs can help preventÝ"tank
pÞoduces enougH power to override twitchß by making sure brake adJustà
the brakes. ±f the steer control is held, ment is up to snUff and there are no
the tank'll go into a neutral steer tuRn.
hydraulic brake fluid lEaks.
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