PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 351
FEBRUARY 1982
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Having trouble keeping the rear
doors on your M886/M893 ambulance
open? If you park on a slope, or if t±e
Dear EdioR,
wind's blowing, your dEoRs may close
when you least expect 'em to.
To secURe them in the open
position, get rear door hold-open kit,
NSN 2540-01²040²3172. That'Ll get
you a hold³back for each Door, all the
haRDware you'll need and instructions
for putting 'em on.
If you need the olDer plunger hold´
back, orDer PN 51-0987, FSCM 2502µ.
It's listeD on Page 2-162 of TM 9¶
2320·266-20P, but not illustrated¸
Wh±n you use a tUbe an² Sy³Inge to tAke an oIl SAmpLe. ´'s haµ¶ to get th± tub±
push±d ove· the ±nd of th± SY³Inge¸ ¹nº It cAn come apaRT If yoU »¼± not Ca·eFul½
W± us± a PI±c± of Va¾¿um hose
1
to 2 IncheS lonG to joÀn the SÁ·Ânge An¶ th±
tubeà ÄhIs endÅ ÆIghtÇnG to put th± tUbe on th± Sy¼ÀngeÈ ÉtÊs AlSo ˱xIbl± and
Ìlmost neVeÍ com±S apA³t In th± mIddle of A sAmpleÎ
2" black
rubber vacUUm
tUbe 1' ID
55-cc
syringE
W4 KenJÏ ÄanAÐA
HQ,
25th M±¶ Ñn
ÒchoÓÔ±l¶ BA·¼AcÕÖ×
HI
(Ed
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Note-Sounds great!
A
sampling
valv±
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the best way to take a sample, but
your Tdea wIL make a tub±
²and³syr
inge?´
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p¹e
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easieR» ¼emember, tHo½ don't get
o¾l ¿n e¿ther the syÀnge or tHe sHort piece
0±
hoseÁ
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Ã/ you doÄ tHrow it away so it wonÅt
Contam¾nAte the next sampleÆ)
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Some universaL joints are being
re¹LAced when theyºre OK» Others
are not changed w¼en t¼ey should
Be½
Next time you¾Re pulling an ¿rganÀ
izationaL PMCS on yoÁr Ve±icle, test
the Â-Joints for wearà T±en yoÁ¾ll
know if it's time to c±ange ¾em.
FirsÄ, make sure your Â-JoinÄ
mounting BoLts are tight¸ If they're
not, you can get a faLse alarm on
troubLe.
żen, graB one side of t¼e joinÄ And
try Äo tWist iÄ Back and forth WhiLe yoÆ
(or a Buddy) ¼oLd t¼e oÄher end stiLÇÈ
Ény movement or a cLicking sound
Êeans you have ²Joint proBlemsË
proBably worn bearings.
Ìe sure you twist, and don't pus¼´
ÍÆlLÎ You may get A LiÄtle end ¹Lay
when you push-¹uLLÏ but that's no sign
that your ²joints are BAd½
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Need a new caB ¼eater to re¹Lace a non-re¹airaBle coÊÊercial ¼eAter on
your fire ÄruckÙ Âse NSN 2540-00²301-7µ67 to get A MiL Úesign ¼eater½ ÛoÆnt
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on ÊainÄenance and repair½
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