PS Magazine - AUGUST 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 369
AUGUST 1983
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Your bridge-building job will be a
lot easier if you put your PM±savvy
to work. Focus on the panel shoot
bolts aNd panel pins, push bar and
adapter, and the hydrauliC jaCk.
Shoot Bolts and Pins
ThE panel shoot bolts and panel
pins are shipped wih a Coat of pre²
serva³ive ³o keep 'em from rusting
while in ³ransit aNd storage.
´lean oµf ³he preservative before
you use ³hese bolts and pins. If you
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don¶t, you¶ll have a hard time getting
them ³o fit aNd work right.
¶´ourse, you keep them C-1-e-a-·
af³er you start using ³hem on ³he
bridge. ¸S¸ 7930¹00º282-9699 gets
a gallon of general purpose detergen³.
Or use ³riChloroethaNe Cleaning sol»
vent. ¸S¸ 68 ¼0-00-664-0387 ge³s a
galloN. Be extra Careful usiNg ³he
s½¾vent .
.. ¿³¶s
h¿ghly
³oxiCÀ
You
Need plen³y ventilat¿onÁ
Af³er Clean¿ng off the preserva³¿veÂ
/
add a l¿ght Coat of general purpose
LubriCa³ing oil to the Components.
¸S¸ 9Ã50¹Ä0-273-2397 gets a galloN.
This is ³he same oil you use in ³he
bridgÅ hyDrauliC jaCk.
Hard aNd dried mud on dowels
and panel shoo³ bol³s .
.. as well as in
the dowel soCkets, shoo³ bolt wells
and the panel pin holes .
.. will ³urn
your "easyÆ bridge ereCt¿oN Job iNto a
musCle-s³ra¿ning µlopÇ
Push bar AD±pter
Push bars should have ³he legeNd
OTÈÉR SIÊÉ UP stenC¿led oN ³Ëe
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3.ÃÌ
TM 5¹5420-2Ã2-Ã2Ìfor
the
Ípera³Ír/ CrewÎhas
³he
legend
poop.
ÊoubleCheCk your
push
bar.
Some legends have beeN steNCiled oN
the wrong side. The bar will bend if
you try to mouNt it with the Curved
Ïart of the lugs turned up.
Ðhe right moun³ing is bo³³oÑ
downÌlike it shows in Fig 2-22Ã.
Keep ³he No³Ches on the push bar
adap³er lugs poiNtiNg downγoWard
³he veÒiCle¶s ÓumperÎWhen you
mouN³ ³he adaÔ³er ³o the 5-toN dump
³ruCk.
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