PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 363
FEBRUARY 1983
Just one loose rivEt in thE frame
causEs an NMC (not mission cap-
abLe) rating for yoUr trUck whe±
you're pULLing your
PMCS.
THat²s t³E word in TM
9-2320-209±
10-2,
TM
9-2320-211-10±2
and TM
9±
2320-260-10²2³
"´oosEµ is i±tended to
appLy to ¶bolts or rivetsµ as wELL as to
"sIde raIlsµ and ¶crossmembersµ.
So
you'Ve got to sharpEn your Eyes
when you'rE making thIs monthLy
check
of
the
·ND¸RBODY,
One sign of a Loose rivet is shiny
mEtaL on the FramE around the riVet
head¹ This means thE rivet is moving
a±d rubbing thE frame.
1',±.
·"±'
h'.I
·
o
1iI±l²³´µ¶
\
±
The rivet's rEaLLy a sLoPpy Fit iF yoU
can wiggºe it with yoUr Fingers»
¼RAM¸. ThEre're a Lot oF rivets
´µ¶·¸¹¹
º»
under thEre½¾nd yoU need to chEck
eVery onE oF 'em¿
A loose rivet is big troubLe in the
makingÀLÁkE a sÂaLL Leak in a dam
that keeps gEtti±g bigger. A Loose
rivet aLlows a Ãittle shifting of the
fraÂe members at that point. This
adds to the strain on thE other rivEtsÄ
Rust around thE rivEt hEad is a cLUE,
tooÅ Æf youÇ truck sits stiLL For a long
tÈmE, the ¶shiny mEtaLµ around a
Loose rivEt becomEs rÉstEd mEtaLÊ YoU
They'LË Loosen or EvEn brEak. YoUr•ÌÍÎÏÐÑÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×
fraÂe wiLl come apart!
WhE± you find a loose rivet, rEØ
port itÙpronto. Your DS wilL take
care of the rEpairÚ
0
_
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³
_
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-Watch for oil to be squeezed
oUt from ±nDer the rivet heAd.
Ûf oiL doEs show Ép, that rivEt
ÜrÝÞabLy loosEß REport ità
m' cROs¼½f¾BEr¿
Ae ÀbÁUT
TO
FaLl
ÂÃÄÅÆ
ÇND tHÈÉÊËÌ
BE
ÍÎÏ
SHe
WÐÑÒÓ!
WindshielD
Washer: Act 2
áhErE's bEen a lot oâ intãrEst Èn
täE windshiEld åashEr Kit mEnæ
tionEç in
PS 355Ô
BUt soÂE PEoèlE
wonçEr why thE kités coçEç âor
Orga±izatio±aL MaÈntEnanêe in
täE Parts ma±uaL ëhiLE Þeing
LìstEç âor DS in thã MíîÄ
ïErEðs thE uèçañEç story:
TäE winçsäÈElç washEr instaLò
óation Kitô
nSn Õ54Ö×0Ö±Õ7ر
8Ù80Ú
now in áM
ØÛÕÜÕÖ±ÕÖر
Ü4P
,
wiLl show ÉP in thE õ20ö åÈth
÷äE samã SMR øodEùö
ÝÞZZß
úäe ûíø ìn thE
±ÕÖàá
áM ëìLL
ÞE êäangEç to säow ins÷aLóatÈoü of
thE Kit as an
Þ
rG Maint jobÄ
áhE samE Ènâý wÈLL show Éè ȱ
áM
رÕÜÕ0±2áá±Õ0âã
anç
±ÕÖp
anç ìn áû
Ø-2ÜÕ0-2ä0±ÕÖ±á
and
þ2ÿö âor täE 5õton truêKsÄ
âĀr
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