PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 383
OCTOBER 1984
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Oive your M4K rough terrain forkliFT that secure FEeling .
.. without mak-
ing new probLems. Some units cLamp a chain to the steering column. ±hen they
Loop a Chain around the steering wheel anD padlock it to make sure the forkLift
stays home.
IF the clamp is too tight, tho, the
Chain
steering column Tube can Be de²rmed.
±hen, tHe seaLs in the steering coLumn
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leak and let water into the steering
gearbox.
A better way ³s to loop a length of
chain, NSN 4010´00´129´6049, around
one RµPS leg and through the steer¶
ing wheel. ·asten the ends together
with padlock, NSN 5340¸00¹158¸3805.
Put a Brake on Rust
Rust will freeze up the parking brake
adjuster on your M4K 4,000ºlb rough
terrain forklift unless you head it o»f.
±he adjuster is the knob
¼
on the end
oF the parking brake handle. It's
exposed to the weather so it rusts.
If the adjuster freezes up, yoU can't
adjust the parking brake½ If the brake
is not tight enough, it may not hold
when you need it.
So, ¾ube the adjuster with a ¿w drops
of µÀ/ÁÂô10 oil once a month.
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OCT 84
PrOtEct Your MAste± Cylinder
Ra³n or wash water running tHÄÅ the
access hole ³n tÆe cab Floor oF your
M4K can ruin the brake
Çaster
cylinder.
Water gets iÈ tHe cylinder thru the F³ll
pLug vent hole. And that means rust in
the master cylinder .
.. and brakes that
may not work when you need them.
You can sidetrack tHe water by put¶
ting a cover over the access hole.
You'll need a 41/2
x
6-in piece of 1±8-iN
steeL. If you don't have a piece of scraP
that size, cut a piece Fom meTal ²oOr
plate,
NSN
9515-00-289³6981. DRill a
9/64-in hole at each coRneR of the plate.
´osition the plate oVeR tHe access Holeµ
Use it as a patteRn to drill ¶uR 3/32-·n
holes in tHe ²oor plate¸
±he No½ 1 Éommon shop set has these drills. Élean the pLate and paint it w³th
²rest green enamel. NSN 8010´00´1117937 gets a gaLloÈ oF paint. Êse4 screwsË
·SÉM 59433 PN 420158, to Ìsten the plate dowÈ. µrder on ÂÂ ·orm 1348¸6Í
SµS is S9É and the cost ³s 30 cents.
GED TANk &
Pump
UNIts .
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Make Sampl²ng Safe!
A water detection kit mounted too close to the
engine on your Îank and pump unit can be a Fire
hazard.
IF the adapter is damaged, or leaks, ÏeL can
spill on the engine and ignite.
Reach³ng across a rÐnning engine to take a
Fuel samp¾e is dangerous, too. So you need to
mount the adapter as Ìr from the engine as you
can. Put ³t between tHe hose from the Filter
separator and the elbow on the left hose reel.
±ake a sample only when Ñel is flowinGÒ
through the left hose reel.
OCT 84
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