PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-415
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 415
JUNE 1987
Drivers, you wouldn't go into the riNg to fght Mike Tyson with just one glove.
You'd get as completely preparEd as Pssible (and then leave town, right?).
So it is in armIg yourselF with alL the inFo you nEed to check out the stEering,
brAking, shi±ing and throttle controls on your M² 13-series carrier.
Your TM's are a whole lot short on be³re- and during-o´ration chEcks. Here's
what to add to your µMCS to head o¶ ·age to your carrier and injury to
yourse¸F and others:
MAke sure the steering lateral assemblies are ¹ºEd right»sEcurely mountEd,
with all cap screws, nuts and washers in place and tight¼
½F ANy cap screw, nut, washer or later¾l quadrant is lOse, missing or bindiNg,
your vehicle is ¿MCÀ
Make sure the stEerIg laÁrals work
right. Unlock them, depress Âhe lÃk
buÄtons and pull both laterals rearward
toward you. ½F they're adjustEd right,
you'Å Feel Resistance BtWÆn the sEcond
and third notch oF the lateral quadrant.
½F either steering lateral won't move
t
at leAst the second notchÇor moves past
the Èurth notch in the Él¸y applied
Psition»your vehicle is ÊMC.
ChEck the sÁering, braKg, sËg and tÌottle conÍols and B alert ³r binding,
grabbing, looseness or malÎnctions.
½F you detect any problems, shut down and report it to your mEchanics. Your
vehicle is ÊÏCÐ
½F you notice more than a oneÑnotch di¶erence beÄWeen the le± And rÒght latera¸s
when both laterals are ÉlLy appliEd, your vehicle is ÊÏC.
½F either stEeriNg lateral won't Óove past the second notchÔor moves past the
ÈurÕh notch on the quaÖrant when Élly appliEd»your vehicle's ÊMC.
Make sure the neutra¸ start switch works rÒght. The engine should sÕart on¸×
with the range selEctor in the "ÊØ position.
½F the switch is missIg»or iF the engIe will start iN any Èrward or reverse
range»your vehic¸e is ÊMC.
Ùyeball Õh
transmission range selEctor mounting cap screws.
½F a cap screw is loose or missing, your vehicle is ÊMC.
NuTs
loose
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