PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
Water in The rear idler arm oN your
Ml
IO-series howiTzer wiLL rUin The idler
bearing qu±ck²Like.
³he water geTs inTo the idler arm
when ±t rains and The howitzer's not
proTecTed by iTs Tarp. ³he waTer runs
±nto The hulL and Then coLLecTs in the
idLer´
You can sTop most of THe waTer Fom
geTµ±ng into The arm by using The
12
x
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Tarp, ¶S¶
ThaT's
part of your vehicLe's B·¸
¹owever, if you don't have the tArp,
drain The waTer after every hard rainº
»lso dra±n water afTer you ¼rd The
howiTzer.
³hee's a pLug on the unders±de of the
arm and hub so you geT new grease on
±dLer arm jusT ¼r draining. »fter you
The bearings To prevent r½sT aNd even¾
drain The water, be sure to Lube The idLer
TuaL bearing ¿ilureÀ
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MAY 8
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Spade
Cylinder LockuP
·T's a ÁLse savings when you Lock jusT
one of The spade cyLinders be¼re ÂÃring,
or when The spade
Ä
is compLeteLy raised.
Åou may Think you're saving a
miNuTe or two during empLacemenT or
in mov±Ng To a new ƱriNg posiTionÀ BuT
iT'LL cosT much more than That in Time
aNd money To repair the damage.
³he spade cyLiNder doiNg aLl The work
can rupTUre. ³he cyLinder eye can even
Çreak oÈ if one detenT handle is in
ÉÊCK anD The oTher is iN ˶ÌÊCK.
WheN you have The spade compLete¾
Ly raised, or befÍre you fÃre, make sure
boTh haNdLes are ±n The ÉÊCK posiTionÀ
»nd boTh of Them shouLd be in ˶Î
ÉÊCK when you raise or Lower The
spade.
So how do you know wHeTÏer The
handLes are in The righT posiTion? Check
The sTeNciÐed ÌÊCK and ѶÌÊCK
markings on the cyl±nders.
·f The oNes on your How±Tzer have
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been painTedÒ over or are worn oÈ, geT
your ÓrganizaTionaL mainTenaNce To
stenciL 'em bacÔ on wiTh ÕÖ-in LeTters.
³he ˶ÌÊCK posiTioN is wiTh TÏe
handÐe knob Turned as ×r ouTboard as
it w±Ll goÀ ÉÊCK is
90°
Fom ˶_
ÉÊCK wiTh The handLe upr±ghT and
pressed againsT iTs inboard sTop.
»ll of This ef¼rT is worThLess, THo, if
you don'T Øke a co½pLe of extra m±nuTes
To make sure THe spade cyLinders are
Locked or unL9cked like they're supÙ
posed To be.
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