PS Magazine - JUNE 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 367
JUNE 1983
I've fund an easier way to lUbE thE AUx±i²ry dr³ve ´-joint on M578 ²nd
M1µ0¶sEries vehiclEs. You don·t h²Ve to rEmoVE the power pack¸
HeRe¹s ºow yoU can do it:
1.
Remove the fan well deck
cover.
2±
Remove tHe locK wi±e aNd
4
boLts secu±ing the magNetic cluTch
U-joint²
-
·
±
3²
ENter the h³lL thro³gh The
t³±±et to get to the ´ydraulIc p³mpµ
Remove The N³t, lock waSher,
2
flaT
was¶ers, Screw and clamp ´oldiNG
the Hydra³lic hoSe·
4³
Remove The lockwi±e and
4
Screws ¶oldiNg t¶e a³xIliA±y drIVe
¸ea¹inºJniT»
5´
PuLL the bearIng ³niT, p³mp
and shaFt par¼ly away from the h³ll½
(Don'T disconNecT the hoseS frOm
the hyd±a³Lic p³mp.)
6µ
¾³Be The U-¿oINt aNd drIVeÀ
SHaft accordinG To The ¾Áµ
Tha»¹s ²L thEre is to ³t¸ It S²vEs ²bout 4 hoUrs ²Nd ¼8 to 20 g²LoNS oF cool²Nt½
¾P4 W³Li²¿
R.
W²L²cE
Àt PolkÁ
LA
(Ed
Note-The heaDshed agreeS wi±H
your
procedure¶ I
_ae,
²³e ´Ame
procedure WIl be uµed ¶n ·h¸ nex¹ rºv»¼½on O
thE
Ml 1 Oa2 ±ubrzc²tion
or±ER
;
Be
µuRe ¾o ¾IGh¾en ±¿e drIveµÀaf±
bOlts
and ÁcÂeWÃ ±o
78
LÄÅF± anÆ
³ock
ÇÈre em
1
When you're ÉInIÊ d.)
´4
r
=
·
"
You M88-type crewmen need to
beat feet right now to your vehicle and
And don't use the 25±ton snatch block
carefully inspect your ²5³ton snatch untiL the screw is installed.
block´
See if there's a hole already driLled
and tapped for a screw. If there is,
make sure the cap screw, NSN 5305µ
00µ269³2798, is in place¶
Without the screw, the hinge can
open when there·s no ¸oad on the
block and let the block fa¸L. If some¹
one's under it, bad newsº
Ca¸l your mechanic if there»s no hole
in the block. He can driLl and tap a
V-
24 UNF¼2A ho¸e and you can order the
screw½
´5
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