PS Magazine - MARCH 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 388
MARCH 1985
sure clothes and boots are fee oF metal
chips, dirt, sand or other rough sTu±.
Be care²l when placing tools, tool
boxes or parts on metal areas.
Make sure lubEd parts stay lubed. ³he
oil or grease creaTes a barrier againsT
salT, moisture, dirt and other Things that
help corrosion gain a ´othold.
Wipe down exposed metal, Like The
bare metal parts oF hydraulic cylinders.
Use a rag moisTened with The same kInd
oF hydraulic µuid you use on your bird¶
Keep drain holes open. Corrosion
moves in ·st To areas where moisTure
is trapped¶
Drain
holes
clear?
0
Clean up all sPills quickly. Anything
¸
fo¹ acid to ´od ParTicles can hiDe
corrosion-starting chemicals.
ºon't polish an area just so it'll look
sharp¶ Some meTals ´rm Their own
thin, dull-looking ProTecTive coating¶
A shine job removes the coating and
opens a route ´r corrosion¶
Use all the weapons in your arsenal,
and give corrosion a »ght To remember¶
I·
UH-1 ANd ±²³1 ENg´NµS .
..
Solve This Wrenching Problem
+
³he N
1
on your ³53 engine is r¼n½
n¾ng abouT 8 PercenT above normal, but
the torque anD ¿G³ measure ouT »ne.
What's The problem?
Check ouT The connecTor assembÀy,
NSN 2840-00-957-8984, on The variÁ
L
able inÀet guide vane assembly. ³he
=±²³´µ¶:
connector rod coulD be broken¶ ³haT
K
keePs the vanes fom oPening.
Ât couÀd Ãe broken because the ÀasT
time you insTalled or adjusTed the
connecTor assembly you used only
one wrencH¶ When you Àoosen or TighTen
THe jÄm nut, NSN 53
1
0-00-947-9858,
MAR 85
43
use anotHer wrench To keeP a Ãackup
´rce on THe seÀÅÆaÀigning bearingÇ NSN
28È0-É-9ÊÆ2475¶
Otherwise, The ´rce you puT on
Ë
the
jam nuT wiÌl tÍist and weaken the conÎ
nector rod¶ ÂÅ iT Doesn'T ÃreaÏ righT
away, iT w¾ÀÀ evenTuaÀly ¶.
. mayÃe durÎ
ing a ÐgHT. ³HaT can cause The engine
To Àose PoÍerÑan emergency ´r sure!
So graà Two ÍrencHes, nexT TiÒe
you aDjusT the connecÓÔr assemÃly¶
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