PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 373
DECEMBER 1983
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M15±-Series ²4 ³Ton Truck .´´
Front-End
AliNement Blues
Front tires on your
-toNer weaRing unevenly? Your trUck pull to one side
or wander
al
over the road? Too much pLay in the steering?
These are signs that something's out of whack±Low tire pressure, loose or
missing wheel nuts, or Loose tie rod ends.
Another good bet is, your ²ont end is out of ³inement±because of Loose
nuts and bolts on the lower suspension arms´
Maybe you've aµeady Lost the sHims
and spacers used ¶o adjust aLinement·
Worse, the nuts
c
back o¸
tL
you lose
the suspension arms aLtogether!
Save everybod¹ a Lot of troubLeº
Check the nut 'n' boLt mounting hard»
ware on the Lower suspension arms
c¼oseLy dUring yo½r monthl¾ underbody
PM¿Sº If they're loose, haveyourmEh
reÀtorquÁ 'em±40Â55 LbÂftÃrthetwo
²ont nuts Äd 45Â65 LBÅft Ãr the rear
nut.
If the shÆms arÁ missing, turn your
vehicle in to supportÇ
Damage± Wheel Is ²o-Go
Dear Half-Mast,
Is
µ
h
E
r
a
TM
that covER
inspect±on of vehicle wheels?
Ar
any c²acks aLowEd³ Can
c²acks be welde´µ
SFC
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Dear SErgeant
¸¹ Hº,
'ere±s no T tha² covers wheel
inspection. But you can Ue the
iNpection Rndown in Para 2-15 o
f
T 9-2610-2³-2´, Organizational
Caµe, Maintenance and ¶epair of
·neumatic ¸ Inner ¹bº and
»adial
»
¼ever operate with a cracked
Wheel ½¾¾ replace it. ¿elding
I
not
aLowed. ÀeeÁ are not repairable,
accorÂing to the SM¶ code in
VehiÃle Ä2´P T±s.
H
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¼Ton Truck½ ¾´¿
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W
you're tryĂng to ģnd parĤs Ãr the ²ont or rear winch on your
ì
ĥÅton
trucK, TM
íîìïìðñìðíñìðò
is not much heLp. Ħon't give ħp, thoĨ ĩook in your
support's TM
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In addition to support parts it aLso Lists a Lot of
orgaĪation³ partsº
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