PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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PuttIng 'em On
TherE arE severAl ways to install
tirE
chAins.
Pick
thE
way
that's
EasiEs±.
OnE Way is spElled out in ParA
20-14,
FM
21-305,
MAnuAl foR the
²HEElEd Vehicle DRivER.
Tuck the
front end of the
±²
hains under the tire.
DRIvE yOUR vEHIClE AHEA± UN²Il tHE
FAS²ENERs aRE at HUb lEvEl³ ´AS²EN ²HE
INNER CHAIN FIrst, ²HEn ²HE OU²Erµ ´or
dUAl wHEEls, cONnEc² tHE cEN²ER, ²HE
INnER, ²HeN tHE Ou²ER faStEnERs:
•
Get chAins As tigHt As y³u can
by
HAnd.
Don't
usE
tools.
´nd
NEvER let somE Air out and Reinfla±E
tHE tiREs AftEr you put chAins oN.
THEy'll bE too tigµt. CHAins nEEd to
bE AblE to cREE¶ on tHE tiRE.
YoU cAN Also lAy yoUr cHAins oUt
iN fRont of youR ·eµiclE an¸ dRi·E on
±HE cHAins. THEN fAstEn tHE cHAins.
¹EmEmbER, fAsteNERs ±o ±He REAR,
cRoss-cµAiN Hooks
away
fRoº tHE
±iREs.
´ tHiR¸ WAy is to ºAkE A clip to
Hol¸ ±HE EN¸ of ±µE cHAiN An¸ slip i±
o·ER ±HE tiRE.
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DRi·E
foRWAR¸
UN±il
±µE
tiRE
ºAkEs A com¶lE±E ±URN.
±
PUll ±HE cli¶ off An¸ fAs±En tHE
cHAiN»
l
l
cha!n Pos±tlons
L
L
.²
Chains in the wr³ng places w³n't
d³
much
g³od¼and
can
cause
·
damage½ Best ¾³r tracti³n, starting
and st³pping is ¿hains all ar³und,
even ³n n³n-driven ¾r³nt wheels½
If y³ur vehicle has a nÀnÁdrive
axle, put chains ³n the driÂe axle ³r
axles½
<
Ii
([D
±
a
±²
cm
A
E!²³
If y³u have a tandem drive rig,
but y³u ha·e chains f³r ³nly
´
axle,
put them on the fr³nt tandem axle½
µlS's
eX¶
P·N¸LV¹ º THO.
noRMA»¼Y
th½
¾¿ÀUp
WÁ»Â Bà ÄÅÆ
ÇF ÈÉ
fÊËÌÍÎ/ÏG:
If y³u've g³t ³nly single wheel
chains, put Ãem ³n the ³utside tires
³n dual-wheel axles½
Trailers d³n't usually get chai1s,
but y³u may need them if r³ads are
real slick½ Put them ³n the rear
a
le
if the trailer's g³t tandem axles½
m
MaInteNAnCe
Check y³ur chains bef³re y³u
bag¼like
the
one
they
came
pull ³ut of tHe m³tor p³³l½ Äepair
iNÅAnd put them in A dry place½
any br³ken or w³rn cr³ss-chains.
Check y³ur chaiNs bef³re y³u put
Æem on. Y³u'll save taking them ³ff
f³r repair½
´t the eNd ³f the seas³n, clean
the chAiNs with a wire brusH t³ get
off dirt an¸ rust.
S³ak them in
cleaning solvEnt t³ lo³sen stuÇdzrn
gunk½ ´fter cleaning, dunk Æem in
usEd crAnkcAse oil, And dRip dry½
S±orE cHAins in burlAp or a canvas
²7
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