PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 384
NOVEMBER 1984
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M 11 OA2/M578 .
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Choked on FIller?
Is your i1 ±OA2 SP how²tzer or
M578 recovery veh²cle runn²ng rough,
stall²ng out, or g²v²ng ofF excess wh²te
smoke aFter warmup? Does ²t lack the
power ²t should have?
More than l²kely, crud ²n your ³el
taNks ²s clogg²ng ³el L²nes and F²lters.
And tHere's a good chance that crud
co´es µom deter²orat²ng ³el cell F²ller
blocks.
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¶ave your organ²zat²onal mech
check your ³el l²nes and F²lters. IF
tHey're plugged, repLace the F²lters and
clean the l²nes. Run the eng²ne about
±O m²nutes. ·F the F²lters and l²nes plug
aga²n, turn the veh²cle ²n to support
ma²ntenance.
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not attempt to pump out your ³el
m88A± Recovery Vehicles .².
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tanks. THe Heads
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so may
damage the ³el cell bladder and F²ller
blocks.
DraIn ALL tHe TransmIsS±oN OIl
Y Cu need the rest oF t¸e sto¹y, mechs,
when ²t comes to dra²n²ng tHe transm²sº
s²on o²l on your M88A».
¼ot all oF the 27 GalLons oF o²L comes
out when you open the transm²ss²on
dr½²n. About5 gaLlons st½y ²n each ¾²nal
dr²ve.
a scr²be mark ²n t¸e ¾²nal dr²ve hous²ng.
Remove t¸e boLt d²rectly above the
scr²be mark and catch tHe o²L ²n a
su²t½bLe cont½²ner.
I¿ you don't dra²n the ¿²naL dr²ves,
any new o²L you add w²Ll get m²xed w²t¸
the oLd stuÀ. That's bad, espec²ally ²FÁ
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AÂAP says your transm²ss²on o²L ²s
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contam²nated.
To dra²n the o²l ²n the F²naL dr²ves,
remove the brake adjustment access
covers under the HuLl.
Ãocate t¸e brake lever stop on the
bottom oF each ¾²nal dr²ve mount²ng
saddLe. Just beh²nd the stop you
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Replace the bolt, re¿²LL the transm²sÅ
s²on accord²ng to the ÃÂ, and you'
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all set w²th cleaN o²L.
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M548/M730-Se³iEs Carrier´ µ¶µ
Cab Door WIndow FIx
TherE's a solut²on to the broken
w²ndowÆhandle spr²ng proBLem you
may have w²th your M548/M548A»
cargo carr²er and MÇ30/M730A ±
m²ss²le carr²er.
You know tHe probÈem: The tors²on
spr²ng keeps sl²pp²ng out oF place when
you work the handle.
T¸e FÄx ²s real easy. Dr²Ll a 1/8ɲn
hoLe deep enough ²nto tHe HandLe
assembly so the t½ng on ret½²ner cl²p,
¼S¼ Ê340Ë01Ë128Ë9533, seats ²n t¸e
¸oLe.
Press the cl²p onto t¸e Handle
assembly, trapp²Ng tHe tors²on spr²ng
underneath.
IF you need to replace the spr²ng, use
¼S¼ 5360Ë00Ë731Ì8836. The 2 p²ns
you need to secure the spr²ng come w²th
¼S¼ 5315Æ00É276ËÊ16Ê.
m±/m±·1 Tanks .
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TransmIssIon OIl Range CHangE
KEY
Íere's an UPÎATÏ on when you cHange transm²ss²on o²L to meet expected
temperature rangeÐ.
THe ranges g²ven oN Ñard 4 oF ÃÂ 9É2350Ë255Ò12 and ÃÂ 9Ë23Ê0Æ264Ë12
are wrong. I¿ you operate a transm²ss²oN F²LLed w²tH ÂÏA at temperatures
LO 9³2350´255· 1µ
eXPeCµeD TeMPeRA¶Ula•
LO 9
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350-264
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CHANGS!
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above +20°Ó, yÔu ¹un the r²sk oF a
locKup.
ÕroÖ now on, use ÂÏ/¶D×Æ30 o²l
Ør expected temperaÙÚre ¹½Ûges o¿
+ Ü0°Õ to+ 125°Õ. Use ÂÏA Ør exÅ
pected temperatÚre r½nges oFÝ70°Õ to
Þ20°Õ.
Îon't worry about the 10 ßegrees oF
overLaà at t¸e low eNß oF ÂÏ/¶Î×á30
anß t¸e ¸²gh end oF ÂÏA. I¿ the
teÖperaÙÚrâ var²es beÙWeen+ ã0°Õ and
+ä0°Õå you couæß use e²t¸er çpe oF
o²æ.
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