PS Magazine - JUNE 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 379
JUNE 1984
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You can be the hoTtesT brake bleeder
in town when the bleeD valve is easy
To get at on the back of The brake back-
ing plaTe.
It's not so easy, tho, with your Gama
±oa²³ ´he bleed valve is inside the
brake drumµ You¶ve got to work thru
a hole in the drum to reach the valve
·
with a special tool aRd the bleeder hose¸
One lit²le slip can dump brake fluid
inTo the drum! ´hen you've got to pull
the drum To clean up the mess¹and
replace the brake shoes, too, if there's
flUid on the linings¸
º»ake
bleeding tool seT,
NSN 5120-
sPecial tools¸
O
r you may preFr a homemade bleed¼
er wrench¸ ´here're seVeral di½erenT de¾
signs around¹all o¿ 'em chEap and easy
to make¸ Àf yÁu go ²hat route, you
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need
the plastic bleÂder ÃbeÄ ÅN
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(NSN 47³0´µ¶617·86³9),
on Åage
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in ´M
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socket
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01·0³4-10³9,
can be added to your
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Braze metal
paRs together
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¸/¹º½in soCket
tubing
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anD HissÜn× witH Loss oÊ ÝowE»Þor iÊ ÌoÉ sEE ai» ßubßLEs in tHÏ enginE coolantÞiÒ
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