PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 383
OCTOBER 1984
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M872-Series SemitRaileRs .
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Decoding Parts Puzzle
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How do you spell relief? If you'rE getting heartburN over orderi±g repair parTs,
it may be spelled U-S-A-B-L-² 0-³ C-0-D-².
Failure to pay attE±tion to the UsablE o± CodE i± the ´M's is O±e reaso± fµr
getti±g wro±g parts. While you 're waiti±g for the part, the equipme±t may be
dow±. ´ime is wasted w¶e± you wi±d up with the wro±g part a±d the± havE
to order all over again.
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´he Usable on CodE f·r M872¸sEries semitrailers i± ´M 9¹233º¸359¸14&P
is Especially tricky. ´ake a good look at Para ²¹4a on Page ²-4 of the ´M.
Code lEtters ±ot o±ly ide±tify trailer modEls, but also trai»Er ma±¼½c¾¿rersÀ So
you'vE got to know the moÁel a±Á also the m±u½ct¼rer. Ãoth are
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o± t¶e trailer
daÅ plate. Check it!
A±other causE of heaÁ-scratchi±g and wheel¸spi±ning iÆ thi±kinG t¶at t¶E new
part shÇuld look just like the origi±al parÈ. Fact is, i± some cases parts made
by diÉere±t manufÊc¾urers look diËere±t but are i±terc¶a±geable. So only o±e
of them may be stocked as a repair part.
´his is where the Usable o± Code is givi±g you the ÌctsÍbut you
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believE it when you get a stra±ge-looking part. If the part works, belieVe it!
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´he Commercial Utility Cargo Ðehicle comes without a cargo box coveRÑÒso
do±'t thi±k you're bei±g short¸c¶a±ged whEÓ your CUCÐ arrives wit¶oÔt it.
You ca± get t¶e cargo box cover Kit f·r $492 wit¶ ³S³ 251º¸º1¸147¸9917.
I±stallatio± i±strÔctio±s comE with the kit. I±str¿ctio±s will also be added to
´M 9-232º¸289¸2º.
Õr, you caÖ save mo±ey by keepi±g the cargo box cover from t¶E ×88º's
t¶at are bEi±g rEplaced by the CUCÐ's. Õrga±izatio±al mecha±ics caØÙ put them
o± CUCÐ's, usi±g the i±structio±s i± ´× 9-232º-266-2ºÚ
If you ±eed additio±al guida±ce, give your local ´ACÕ× Ûogistic AssisTa±ce
Üeprese±¾atiVe a call.
»U¼V Ti½e Pressure
Ýt's Þ5 ßSI àr ×Ẻ9 â/ã-to± tr¼cK tirEsÚ ´AäÕ× Msg DÜSåæçMèé
ºê18ººZ ëpr 8ã says tìE
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íSI i± îable ï-1 oð ´M 9¹ñ32º-ò8ó-ïº is wro±g
a±d ôill be cõa±geö. ÷hE± the
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will aGrEE witõ wøaùús û± tüe Výõicþe ÿerĀ
tiðācatiûĂ a±ö tire prEssuăe labEl o± thE lefĄ door edgeą
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