PS Magazine - MAY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 390
MAY 1985
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Don't Touch That Button!
That button iN the center of the steering wheel on your MW24C scoop loader
is
not
the horn button!
That button releases the steering column so that it can be lOwered to let your
loader Ft inside an aircra±.
If you hit the button during opera-
Remove
tion, ²he steering wheel drops down³ Lf
it drops all the way, it'll hang up on
the windshield ´iper motor³ You
won't be able to tuR the wheel.
If you do hit the button during operµ
ation and the wheel drops, just pull
the wheel back uP and it'll lock back
in Place³
Here's a simple Fx you ¶echanics
can make that will keep People ·om
hitting the button by accident:
Cut a 7 /8-in long piece of 1¸2¹in inside diameter copper tube, ºSº 4710-00»
277-5529, or conduit, ºSº 5975-00-178¹1216³ A±er you remove the rubber
cover, slip the tUbing over the button to shield it¼ Then replace the ½bber cover.
The authority ¾r the Fx is TAC¿M Msg AMSTAÀMVB 141000Z Sep 84.
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MAY 85
MW24B ScOOp LOadEr. ±
.
±
Brake Lining TEl±talE
l
You organizaio
Á
al mechanics adjust the brakes on the MÂ24B scoop loader
when the stroke ÃdÄcator rÅ extends more thÆn 1 ÇÈ4 Énches ·om the
a
chamber³
But what do you do when you adjust the brakes and the rod still sticks out
more than 1 1¸4 inches?
That's the loader's way of telling you that tÊe brake shoe linings are worn
and need to be replaced. DS replaces the brake shoes
²
·
eAsu³e
he³e
ChEcK ²oadEr braK³s
nnually
Your Ë5M scoop loader needs an anNual insPectiÌn by DS to check the
condition of the brake shoes and drUms³ ThÉs inspection is called Ír in
Îara 3Ï16 of TB 43-ÐÑ1-41"5 (APr 83). It's not mentionEd Ò TM 5-3805-239-12
so make a note of it³
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