PS Magazine - MARCH 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 352
MARCH 1982
The Preventive Maintenance Che±ks and Services (PMCS) tables in
-10
anD
±20
TM's provide the tHrust anD guiDance fr the whoLe Pm ²rogra³.
But wHat do you do iF you have no PMCS? ´ots oµ gear still has oLD-style ¶M·s
with no PMCS¸ Other gear c¹³es onLy with ³anuFaºturer»s ²ubs¼ ½ow do you
rate that gear rEA¾Y t¿ G¿À
•
All parts and compoNents are
on the way the TM says they shOuld
be.
•
Everything's secure. ±o parts
can be moved by hand. If the TM
g²ves torque speciFicatioNs, they
must be met.
vice.
•
±o leaks show³ Your gear leaks
when you see drops Falling while the
equipmeNt's at normal oPerating
temperature´ Some µMCS tables call
this a Class ILl leak. Signs OF wet¶ess
OR color left by wetness need
·
-±:².³´µ¶
.± -·
¸¹
Á
²³
´
s=µ,:¶¸
6²
leak·Ng in fuel systems aNd hy-
Drau¸ic or pNeuma¹²c brake systems
must be f²xed immediate¸y!
º
The geaR's been lubed aº
Needed. The equipment »¼, manu½
fa¾turer¿s pub and the A¼Aµ rule oN
where and how ofteN you lube.
•
Your geaR's complete. A¸l the
Basic Issue Items (BÀl) and Com-
poNents of End Item (C¼EI) are oÁ
hand Accessory kits and canvas
authoRized by CTA
50-909
no longer
come w²th new equiPment. Keep
them when you traNsFer gear.
I
@±²
ÂeciDing when to µix boDÃ worK
r
neeDs a liÄtle savvø BoDà Da³age on
µenDers, cab
Å
s, hooDs, tailgaes, etc.,
neeD µixing onlÆ
Á
when Ãou ÇÈD:
"
•
Breaks in shÃet metal.
\ ± '
•
Bare metal SPot Pa²nt only.
(
j
•
The damage interFeres with
²
other Parts or comPonents.
'_
<.
•
Holes la
r
r than
%
inch. µÄug
'em with hardware or weld 'em.
•
Åents around
8
inches in
length or Diameter or 1Æinch DeeP.
•
Çusted areas.
MoRe BefoRe TRansfeR
Éransµerring gear taKes a little
³ore worKÊ Ëµter Ãou've ºhecKeD all
the ³aintenance ²oints, go to the
gear·s ÂÂ ÌorÍ
314.
Iµ halµor ³ore oµ
the ti³e to tHe next scheDuLeD service
has ²asseD, ²ulL iÄÎ
Ï
Is the equi²Ðent unDer Ähe ËOËPÑ
Unless Ãou tooÒ a sa³²le within the
lÓst
30
DaÃs, taKe a new one anD ³ail it
m»
PacÒ u² coÔies oµ the ²ubs on the
equi²ÍentÕ Ëdd º¹²ies oµ the ÂË
Ìor³s
2404
showing the insÔection
resulÖsÊ SenD the Ôubs anD ×¹r³s with
the other recorDs that go witØ
transµerreD gearÊ
Éhese stanDards cover aLL nonÙ
PÚCS Ër³Ã equÛ²³ent exce²t airÜ
craµtÊ
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