PS Magazine - JANUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 410
JANUARY 1987
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the vehicle's TM .± Not Listed? See Pages
3-1
thru
3±5
of TM
9²26³0±2´±24
(Care,
H
MaIntenance anD Repa²³ of PneUmatic
\
=:!
TIres anD ´nner TUbes).
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•
Have the operator keep an
²³
eye on the tire pressure
Fr a µw Days.
´f the ti re stIlL leaks,
It's time to give the
tire anD rim (anD ¶ube,
If It's got one) a
closer Inspection·
Take t¸e tire
o¹ the rIm.
Examine the
tire ºr pUnc-
tUres or cUts.
A
rock embeDDeD in
a cUt can be toug¸
to »nD, yet caUse
a leak. ¼ook ºr nails
anD such, too.
¼ooK Fr an UneVen t½re bead, or bent ³i¾ that may pre¿ent an aI³¶ightÀ seal.
EyebalL tÁe ³im's beaD seat ºÂ ³Ust, gravel or cÃUmps of harD D³y DIr¶ tÁat
maY have WorKed between the rÄÅ anD tÆe tiÇe BeadÈ ÉÃean the BeaD seat WitÁ a
Wire b³Ush.
Êeºre moUntIng a new tire, eagleËeye the tire's bead. ¼ook Ìr ³oUgh spots,
small pinÁoles or i³regUÃar sU³faces that can caUse a baD beaD sealÍ
Îen yoU repLace the valve stem, maKe sUre tÁe angle matches the one you
removed.
µ¶
JaN 87
Size
Quar
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Gallon
5 GalLons
NSN
2640-00-256±5527
2640²00-256-5529
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RU6BEr!
ÏinD holes iÐ a tUbe by
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iÐg it Up, ¸olding it UnDer waÑ
ter anD watchiÐg ºr bUbBles.
¼ook Fr cracKÒ anD cUts
or areas iÐ ¶he tUbe that are
rUbbeD
Ó
or pinched.
Repair ¶UÓs l½ke it says on
Pages
3±42ÔÕ 3±45
of the
tire TM. Replace tUbes you
can't repairÔ
Õhen yoU remoUnt tUbe-
¶yÖ tires, pUt the tUÓ in tÁe
tire anD aDD enough air to
in×ate ¶he tUbe a bit. Make
sUre ¶here are no wriÐKÃes Øn
the ÙUbe, ¶Áen moUnt ¶he asÑ
sembly on the wheel.
Úse ³Ubber lubricant when
you remoUnt ¶Ube˶yÖ tires,
tO. That'll ¸elp seat the ÛaD
Üight.
jaÖ 87
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C³eA´ i´µide Of
tiRe with A
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