PS Magazine - AUGUST 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 405
AUGUST 1986
Hoses to the air brake chamBers on
the font wheels can Rub on the tires
when yoU tU± the wheels.
Check the hoses beFre yoU drive
your trUck² Look Fr wear caUsed by
rUbbing.
Get a fiend to check while yoU turn
the wheels
fl
right, then
fl
le³² There
shoUld be at least an iNch between the
hose and the tire.
I´ yoU µnd aNy wear-or less thaN one
inch o´ clearance¶report it²
YoUr Mech wil· replace any hose that
is worN thRu the cover.
Where clearAnce is less thaN
1
inch,
yoU mechs need to adjust the elbows
on the brake chambers so they point
directly to the rear o´ the vehicle.
¸djUst the hose bracketS so they PoiNt
to the rear, too, and pUll excess hose
back thru the clAmps¹
6
I´ that doesn't give enough clearance,
loosen the hoses at the braKe chambers
ºnd relay valve, theN twist the hoses to
give »ore clEarance.
The word is in T¸CO¼ ½O¾ ¼sg
8±-5
¸¼½T¸¿¼TC
²0²3³0Z
Àeb
8±.
Fuel LockUp
ear Editor,
TheR's no way to lock the
rear doors on the M978
HEMTT fuel tanker to pR·
vent someone from "bor-
rowing± fuel. So
I
added
two hasps, NSN 5340²00·
664²1667, that fasten to a
single staple mounted on
the center post³ Then one
padlock keeps the doo´
SP4 Joseph Mercer
F
Knox, KY
secured³
(Editor's note: Tat±s getting
i-±²³=:
a lock on the situatioN.)
StoP ShifIng Loads
¸ shi³iNg ammo load on a HÁÂTT
cargo ÃÄck is bad news. Åhe siDeÆAl·s
and endgAte ARe Not sÃroNg enoÇgh to
hold the loAd² The results cAn
b
Ammo
scaÃtereÈ down the Road!
Éeep your ammo
i
plAce wiÊ webË
stRap tiedowNs² Ìut youÍve got to ÃÎe Ãhe
ammo down Right to be secure²
Ïet tieÐdown procedUres fom:
US ARmy D²f²³´² Ammµ³I¶IO³
C²³¶²R ·³¸ S¹HOOL
Aº»¼ SMCAC½D¾¿
S·v·³³·, ÀÁ 61074
ME
Back to Top Back to Top
