PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 382
SEPTEMBER 1984
That dir± oil s²in on the ou³ut shaft
getting past tha´ seal. And no OiL wiLl
side µf your taNk's Final drives got you
come past the seal unless It's been
worried?
damaged.
Relax. The wetness is normal ¶r the
output sHaft seal. That's because the
seal needs luBe, too. ·therwise, i´'ll
wear out loNg be¶re its use¸l li¹ is
over.
·f course, once the output shaft seal
starts dripping oil, it's time ¶r the ºnal
drive to go t» support ¶r repair.
¼´'s a di½ereN´ story, mec¾S, with the
input shaft seal. You don't want any oil
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Carelessness is the bIg killer of in-
put shaft seals. They¿re damaged durÀ
ing ins²llation, lÁke with a hammer, or
they're toM up with a ²Âker's bar durÀ
ing removal or installation of tHe Final
drive.
Ão if you've got a leak at the input
shaft seal, chances are it could have
been prevented. Take it easy with the
¶rce Ä.
. and ¶llow the TÅ's.
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... but seeing
Nothing here?
Seal may be
reversed!
Unless you've go´ a roadwheel arÆ that won't hoLd grease at all,
Ç
Èou can
scheduLe the seal check and replacement ¶r the next quarterly servIce. ·therÀ
wIse, you need to make the cHeck and replacement now.
Éor the ¸lL story on how to Êinstall ´he seaLs, see TË
43-0001±39-1
(Apr
84)²
M6³A´ Tµ¶k ·¸¹
Laser in a Bind?
Éree and easy. That's the way the
AÌ
/VV
G-2
's receiverÍtransmitter
should move on its support shaftÎ
All it takes, tho, is a little dirt and
griÆe between ´he shaft aÏd ´he RT's
center bearing to bring that movement
´o a grInding halt.
The solution? Ðave your mech clean
the sHaft thoroughly with crocus cloth,
ÌÃÌ
5350º00-221-0872,
when the RT
is o½ the Ñhaft ¶r main´enance.
The cloth is an expendable Òom the
lis´ on Page
C±1
of TÅ
9»2350-253»20-2¼
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