PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
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Guessing Won't Hack It. ±²
Use a Torque Wrench
You can cause yourself a bunch of
trouble if you overtighten the Transmis-
sion oil Flter screws on your M60±series
tank.
You cAn break o² a screw, ruin a gas±
·
ket, or strip the Flter housing threads³
Either way, you'lL create a le´kµand a
fire hazard³ Possibly, too, you'lL doom
¶our vehicle to DS downtime.
·he key isµdon't over¸ighten. Pay
close attention to your ¹20 ·M when
installing the screws³
,
,
Have your DS unit check thº hoist
clevis right now »r a wrong tapered
plug. If your M88 has the wRong plug¼
the cable cAn slip out of the clevis ½d
you'l¾ drop your load!
·he correct plug has a hoLlow center
and 6 straight grooves On the outside.
¿ne cable strand must go in each of the
grooves and one thru the center hole.
14
Torque
each
ÀÁ other tapered plug creates a
dangerous situation during hoistingÂ
·his includes a smooth plug that's par¸
of the replacement clevis assembly, NSN
4030¹Ã±262±3154. Äts 20,Åƹlb loaÇ
cÈpacity doesn't mÉt the liÊting requËreÌ
ments of your vehicle³
·he
Only
clevis assemblÍ to be used
on your M88±series veÎcle is NSÏ
4030¹00±444¹38Ð9¼
which
has
a
35,8ñlb load capacity.
Don't do the work yourself. Ñn
UpcoÒng change in the works »r ·M
9¹2350¹256±20 makes it a DS job³
FEB
8±
M1 Tanks ³´´
µ
tipPiNg ³HE
LIgh³ ´o³
Fan³as³iC
Órayed wiring inside the tÔÕt assembly may be the reason circuit breaKer
#2 tends to trip repeatedly³
Sharp¹edged brackets inside the light are causing the Öayed wires.
Äf you're having trouble with sho׸ ciØcuits and circuit breaker #2 tripping,
check out the tail Lights³ Inspection and removal procedures are in Chap 1Ù of
·M 9±2350¹255±20±Ù±3±4.
µaCk Re³ainiNg Ring ¶orque
·he retaining ring mounting screws
can't take the 250Ú3Û lb¹ft of torque
called Êor on Page Ù0¹362 of ·M
9¹2350¹255±20¹Ù¹3¹4³ Instead, torque
the nuts to 150¹Ù80 lb¹ft. ·hat's the
word in InteØim CÜ to the ·M³
FeB 8²
³5
Ñt the higher torque¼ the screws are
overstressed and Ýon't have enough
"giveÞ to keep holÝing³
Same »r the final drive sproßkets
mounting hardwaØe. ·he ·M change
lowers the torque valàes Öom 320¹350
lbÚá to 250Ú280 lb¹ft. Ñlso, you put
t±RQUE
spR±CkE²
sCREws
²± 250·
280 lb-f²
¶A
on these screws be»re you install
'em³ Ñnd, you clean the inside âating
surãces of the hub and sprockets with
a wire brush and dØy¹cleaning solvent
so they Ft together real close.
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