PS Magazine - AUGUST 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 369
AUGUST 1983
You're
transmission
damage-or even complete failure±
if you don't make both oil level
checks jusT like your LO and ²M Tell
you!
²his 2³part job is a cold check
before you s´art the engine ANd a hot
check Before you move out.
²he key to the checks is how you read the gage rodµ In the cold check,
yoU're looking To see if There's either too much or too little oil in the
transmission¶
If the oil level is within the operating range marked
on the gage rod, you're OK To start the
-±²³
engine¶ If the level is below the
OIL
LVE\:n8ST
mark, add enough oil to put The
BE WiT ±
tH²S ANGon
level in The operaTing range¶
b³h
CHecKS/
·f there's too much oil in the
transmisSion, let orGanizational
mainTenance k¸ow so they can drain iT¶ ¹ny
C´ecK µ¶l ·¸V¸¹ w¶º»
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level in The ºperating range is OK.
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²he hot check lets you know thaT during operation there'll be enough oil
in the transmission to keep iT from burning up or seizing.
If the oil level is overfull on the hot check, leT organizational mai¸tenance
know so they can drain iT¶ If the level is too low, you add enough oil to f»ll To
operaTing range¶
¼ake ½ure the oil level is within the operating range on bo´h checks¶ ·t can
save you a transmission¶
ÊËmÌÍÎ
VEhi±lEs .².
Lube Lessons Learned
¼any of you combat vehicle
drivers ¾nd crewmen will train at
Fort Irwin or aT other dry, dusty,
sandy places¶
Whether you ´a¿e yoÀur own
equipmen´ or draw it at the training
site, youÁll need To bone up on desert
lubing.
²he lessons are simple and
straigh ´o The poin´:
•
Ãrease seals on ijJoin´s and
suspension sysTems won't keep dirt
ouT¶
You have to ¿eep the grease inside
The seals as clean as possible.
´µ
howitzers, ¿eep The lube To the bare
minimum¶ Dust, sand and diRT will
stick to lube and cause wear and
damage. Lube ÅusT enough To keep
the parts moving freely.
You may need To order copies of
²Æ 43³0239, MainTenance in The
•
On exposed bearing surfaces,
Desert,
for
more abouT
doing
such as the spade cylinders on maintenance where iTÇs
È
dry, dusTy
recovery vehicles and self³propelled
and sandy¶
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