PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-417
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 417
AUGUST 1987
GROUND
MOBILITY
Drivers, If the park±g brake on your
l
1A-ton Tck dOsn't relEse completeLy
BFre you move out, ²IctIon ²om the
brake pad
a
Rtor ³bbINg together
c
des´oy them.
WIle heat
c
des´oy the brake, It
c
also blIstµr the exPs¶ sec·on o¸ the
Tck's ¹eº
t
.
16
»Ither way, you
c
B In bIg ´oubLe.
Here's how to keep your brake c¼º:
Before OperaTion
½eº¾Ing ¿e ÀrKg bÁke CmÂleÃly
wIll B Äough I¸ corrosIon and mud have
built up ÅÆUÇ ¿e brake's push pIns and
caLiÈr guIde.
Brke won't RlEae
H
ThER's mud
And cO±²ioN A³uNd pUsh Pins
Aug 87
Your best deÉnse ÊgaInst damagINg
the parkIng brake Is to keep the exPsed
brËe parÌs ²ee o¸ MuÍ, sand, rÎks and
oÄher junkÏ
KEEP sANd, ´Ocµs ANd MUd
cLEANED
±F
cALiPE´ gUidE
Do the daIly ÐÑÒS and Fllow the
cleanIng prÎedures IN your
-±0
ÓÑÏ Ôe
sure the brake Is lubed on scheduleÕ
Aug 87
17
•
Ödºe the engIne wh×e you shiØ the
transmIssIon Into drIve.
•
½eºease the parkIng and servIce
brakesÏ
•
ÙIghtly ÌaÚ the acceºerator
P,
as your ´uck moves, fÛeº Fr drag or
hesItatIon.
•
ܸ your truck dOsn't move or If It
hesIÌates, have your mechanIc take a
cºoser º¼k at the pÊrkINg brake.
During OperaTion
Stop
...
i
you ¸Ûel a drag when you
put the vehicle INto gear or you hear
unusual noIses or feel strange vIbratIons
while you'rÝ driv±gÞ
b
suß the parkiNg
bàke
²
ßláÏ
³
âat's ãt äe pråLem,
get heºp ²om your mechanIc, prontoæ
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