PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 407
OCTOBER 1986
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KeEp your hands of the rubber booTs on brake masTer cylinders and wHeel
cyLiNders!
When you ch±k ²e brAke sys³m, lOk Fr LeA´s µ¶m ²e seAls on ²ose cylInders.
·ever pull The booTs back To ¸nd a lea¹ sealº »¼ The seaL was bad, brake ½uiD
would be dripping µom The booT.
Pulling back The booT can cause a leak.
I
a¾ows dirT or griT inside THe booT.
GriT damages The seal and star¿ a leak.
Di
will geT in i¼ you don'T geT The booT
seaTeÀ jusT righT.
Áhe best way To ¸nd a ½uid leak is To Check The ½uid Level in ²e reservoir.
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it's Low,
fl
iT. Âheck The level daÃy Fr a week. ļ iT drops, you've goT a leak.
Âheck The sySTem unTÃ you ¸nd it.
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STE/ICE .±²
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wr
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GeTtÅng low readÆgs when you use ÇÁÈ/»ÂÈ to run the ÁesT 50 cylinder com-
É
pression TesTs on your vehicle?
Âhances are The problem is The comÊ
pression TesT hoseË»Tem 10 in The TransÊ
ducer ´iTËnoT ÇÁÈ/»ÂÈ iTsel¼.
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The hose leA´s, or
»
you didn'T blÌ
iT, readings may be Lower Than normal.
¼
mÍe suR you blÎ ²e hose BFR
starTÆg each cyLinder TesT. Use the small
vaLve on The hoseº
Âheck To see ThaT ²e hose is screwed
inTo The CyLinder and The Ïcer is
½¾¿ÀÁÂ
TighT enough To prevenT leaks. Çnug iT down, Then give iT an exTra
1ÃÄÅmÆ
»¼ you sTÐÑ geT low readings, Try a diferenT hosÒ. »¼ readings Then come ouT close
To normaL, replace The oLd hoseËiT's a lea´er.
M872A 1 Nosebox ±wItch
G
²e elÓCal swiÔh
r=±R:²³´
on The nosebox o¼ your
M872ÕÖ semI×aÅler wi²
·Ç· 5930ØÙÚ655Ú1514.
Áhe swiTch comes comÛ
pLeTe wiTh The weaTherÜ
proo¼ booT. Áhis swiTch
wilÝ
be
added
To ÞM
9-2330Ú359Ú14&ß.
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Ge³ nosebox
sWi³´h Wi³h nµn
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