PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 348
NOVEMBER 1981
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More -ToRque talk±
You M48 and M60 mechanics can save yourselVes tIme aNd muscLe strain if
you'll folLow your TM when ser±icing roadwheel beariNgs aNd support roller
bearings.
Seems a lot of bearinGs are fAiling because of wrong torquiNg and poor
bearing cLearances²
³ltho the hubs for these vehicles are similar, be sure to fOllow the -20 ´M
that applies to youRtaNk. Make sureµ you:
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InstalL round nuT with doweL,
NSN
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or
q
ue the nut ²o
50-70
lb-f² whi³e
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using a spAnner
rotAting ²he hub BAckwArd AnD forwArd ²o
wrenCh,
NSN 5µ2¶´²1·²48¸8640.
make sure aLl par²s are seA²ed.
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´aCK off the round nut, not more
tHAn
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turn, Untµl ²he huB rota²es freely.
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DisassembLe and insPect aLL Parts ¶you don·t get free rotation. ¸eplace any
¹efective parts and repeat the procedureº
Then comPLete the instalLati»n
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accordIng to your TM½
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Tire¹ of having to pull the power Pack on
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yÀur M48Áor M60-series tank
in or¹er to repLace the starter relay solenoid?
Well, starter solenoid relocatIon kit,
ÂSÂ 2920Ã01-073-4321, should put a
smile on your faceº
Ät haÅ all the wirIng and hardware to
relocaÆe starter solenoid, ÂSÂ 2920Ã
00Ç487Ã9461, on top of 2C aNd 2È tank
eNgINes.
³lL the poop oN how to Éake the
change is in TB 43-0001-39-5 (³pr
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ORdeR ²he Ki², No² ²he Fil²eR
Confusion IN M48/M60Ëseries Ã20Ì
tech manuaLs about the prImary
pressure fuel fILter for ³ ÍD 1790Ã2³
engines is costinÎ UNcLe PLenty iN
unnecessary Partsº
Âever order the $50 primary
Pressure fueL filter, ÂSÂ 2910-00-
795Ã1783, when you can get the fiLter
eLement aNd gaskets in a kit for $10
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