PS Magazine - AUGUST 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 357
AUGUST 1982
Keep It Greasy .±²
leaking seals on your MLL3-
series vehicles with oil-lubed
roadw±eels and traCk idlers?
Now would be a good Rime Ro
convert from oil to grease. InstruC²
tions are in TM 9³2300³257³20, Pages
2-268 and 2³269.
Us´ng µhe wrong seal Can Ca¶se
leaks and loss of lube that'·· r¶i¸ the
bearings and the arms.
Just a small Change in position Can help preve¹t water and otHer Contamº
inants from being trapped in ML 13-series veh´Cle fuel filters»
-
Be suRe filTe³s
¼f the drain coCks on both the
dRain compleTely!·´
primary and seCondary fuel filter
½
bowls aren¾t facing the left side of tHe
veHicle (tHe drains will be lowest
there), conta¿inants won't Complete-
À
ly drain.
Áoose the bowl mounting bolts,
then rotate tHe bowls to the correCt
posÃtio¸ and reRighten the boltsÄ
THat¾s all it takes.
14
Ml13 FOV.
..
A buncH of damage to the Cycle and possibl
y
a world of Hurt for tHe rider.
THatÅs about the reaCtio you'·l get if yo¶ use the pivot steer o¸ youÆ ML 13Ç
series vehicle at Èore tHa¸ 15 MPÉ or in any drive range otHer tHan 1-2»
THi¸gs break, ÊsÊally tHe U³joints and tHe transm´ssio case. And, if the
caÆrieÆ overturns, yoʾ·l get broke¸ too»
Even at speeds ¶nder 15, use of the pivot steer is murder o¸ tHe U³joiÂtsË
transÈission and differentialÌ
All the moves youR vehicle needS
To make on dRy LanD can be made
by using the steeRing laTe³als
-:·
:
:
?±:-·²
Now that D;es¾t Èea¸ rush out
a¸d disconnect the pivot steeÆÍ TrouÎ
b·e can Crop up theÂ, Roo. ¼f a loose
horizontÏl rod ÐaÈs tHe steeriÂg
Ñ
·ateÆals
,
yoÊ lose Co¸tro· of the veHicleÌ
It's simple Ro opeÆate your vehicle
Ò
safely aÂd keep a fu¸ctional p´vOt
sRer» Use it only wHen you're in the
waterÌ
Ótherwise, keep your HÏnds offÄ
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