PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
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gnaws a bone. ±n Hard²to²see and hard³to´reach pLaces, rust destroys your vehiµ
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¸ead of rust damage¹have your veHIcLe rUstProoFd lºe It says In TB
43-
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(New vehIcLes are »ctory rustProo¼Ed or designed to be corrosIon resistan½)
The vehIcLes and traILers Listed in the TB must now be insPected ¼or corro¾
sion damage (rust) twice a year¿ TACOM Msg DRSTAÀMTC
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(Oct
83)
has the word¿ When ÁPdated, the TM's wiLL add the insPection as an organizaÂ
tionaL ÃMCS¿
The best way to beat rust Is to stoP it beÄre it starts. But maybe yoÅ've aLready
got a rust ProbLem! ÆyebaLl your vehicLe ¼Çr these rust stages:
sTAGe
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±´eD, bLACk or white
sUrfACe DeposItsµ ¶here ·Ay ALso be
pitting¸ bUt th¹ bAse MetAL is soUnDº
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sTAGe
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±»owDereD or sCALeD
AreA with bAse ¼etA½ soUnD.
MAY 8
Èight the ¼irst two sÉages o¼ rust by cLeaning, Priming and toPcoatingÊ Vehi¾
cLe showing signs
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±t may need rePairs or even new Parts¿
A¼ter cLeanËng and rePairing¹or ÌsÉProoÍngÎPrevent rÏst comeback Like tÐsÑ
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Wash with Òesh water right a¼ter
oPerating in saÓÔ areas-saLt in the air
or on roads.
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KeeP under sheLter when possIbLeÊ
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Get rid o¼ ¼iber or rubber ¼Loor
matsÕ
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KeeP underside drain Holes oPen
and cLeanÖ
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ÃroP uP traiLers and dumP beds to
×ead of water bÁIldØuP¿
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Never use steam to cLean rust¾
PÙÚoFd vehicLes¶
±¼ sÛLvents are used, Üke care not to
gÝt it on rustProoFd areasÖ
MAY ²
Pr´v´nt ·ruµt com´back!
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