PS Magazine - AUGUST 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 393
AUGUST 1985
M1± OA2, M578 Vehicles .²³
LockOut Cylinder PM
PAINT THE
ShAF-if you've
±ad troubles w²t± t±e cyl²ndeR p²ston Rod
unscRew²ng ³om t´e attµc±²ng eye, pa²¶t
a m_aRk acRoss t±e end of t±e s´a·.
C±eck youR pa²nt maRk ¸egula¸lY to
spot any moveMent be¹Re º±e s±aft
-"´=µ¶·¸¹º»¼½;:¾'I
comes loose and causes damage.
VALVES»if youR
1
7
±
=²
:³´
µ¶
·
E¸
ve±²c¼e ½as t±e new lockout cyl²ndeR
²so¼at²on panel, make suRe a¼¾ t´e
-±
•
cyl²nde¸ valve aRe open w±en you test
t´e lockoΜts.
Ot±eRw²se, you may t±²¿k you've got
a p¸oblem W±en you don't. Àac± of t´e
valves ¼ocks out a cyl²ndeR, so t´at a
¼eak²ng ´ydRaul²c l²ne won't pUt t±e
ve±²cle down duR²ng a m²ss²on.
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AUG 85
M578/M±10A2 VEHicLes ²²¿
LeakiNg Seals .
.¹ OR LOOse BeaRinGs?
Áec±s,
²f you spot a
leak on º±e Roadw±eel oR
²dleR ±ub, wa²t one be¹Re
you Replace t±e seal.
±e pRoblem could bà a
bad
sealÄ ÅÆ oR
a
Çoose
beaR²ng.
Èo
be¹Re
you
spe¶d
t²me
and
Money
Replac²ng t±e seal, adjust
t±e bea¸²ngs. ÉeRe's ±ow:
Âake
t´e ÇeakÊng ´ub
apaRt, dow¶ to º±e pla²n
Round nut. ËouR
-2±
ÂÁ
±as all ̱e deta²ls.
Ínstead of Remov²ng t±e
nut, t²g±Ìen ²t w²t´ socket
wRenc±,
ÎÈÎ
²³2±-´-
²µµ¶4µ±µ.
it's one of youR
spec²al tools.
TH·¸g SaLs ¹Rº
Pr»CtIc¼l½Y B¾¿DN$W/
hOw ÀÁ ÂÃy ÄÅ
ÆEÇKinÈ ?
À ÁÁ tÂgÃtÄn
pÅaÂn round
nut wÃÂÅÄ
rotatÂng
Ïs you t²g±ten t´e nut, RotaÌe t´e ´ub ²n one d²Rec̲on, t´en Ì´e ot´eR, untÐl
you Ñel a sl²g´t bÐnd. ´at b²nd te¼ls you t´e beaR²ngs aRe seaÌedÒ
Once yoÓ Ñel t´e b²nd, back oÔ t´e nÓt
ÉÊ6
to
ÉÊË
of a ÌÓRnÒ ÕÓÌ t´e ´ub bacK
toget´eR lÐKe yoÓR
-2±
ÖÁ says. Íf t´e ´ub leaks aga²n RÐg´Ì away, c´ange Ì´e sea¼Ò
ÌuG 8Í
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