PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
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Chain Positions
Chains in the wrong
places won't do much
good-and
±an
cause
daMge. Bt fr Ta²on,
starting and stopping is
cH
Al
a
,
even on
non³driven Font wheels´
If your vehicle has a non-drive axLe, put chains oR
the dr±ve aXle or ax²es.
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If you have a TndEm drive rig³ but you hAve cHains
for On²y
1
aX²´µ put them on the ront tandem Axle.
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If you have only single wh´el c¶ains· put 'Em on
the ou¸±de tires ¹n dua²ºwheel axles»
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-
¼½ile¾ don¿t usually get cha±ns· But you may need
them
i
roads are real slick» Put them on the rear Àx²e
if the Á½i²er¿s got Tndem axles.
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³³
Maintenance
Check youR chAIns bµRe you put ¶em on· You'lL save t¸g them o¹ µR repaºr»
¼epaiR any ½roken or wo¾ cross¿chains»
Check youR chaºns bµRe you pull ouÀ oÁ Àhe motoR POlÂ
Ãt tÄE end oÁ tÄe sEaSon, clean Àhe cÄains with a wire
½RUsh to gEt o¹ diRÀ and Åst· Æoak Àhem iN cleanºng solvEnt
to lÇsen sÀu½½o¾ gÈnk· ÃÉer cleanºng, dunk 'em ºn used
cranKcaSÊ oil, and drip dry» ÆtorE chains Ën ½urlap oR a
canvas ½ag-lIke Àhe one they came in-and put thEm in
a dRy place·
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USE THESE CLEANING 'N± STOR²NG
SUGGEST²ONS,AND A LONG L²FE FOR
³oUR CHA²NS IS IN THE BAG´
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cµnstru¶·¸µ¹ eqº¸pm»¹·.
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Head Of Control
CabLe FReeze-Up
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Water inside throÕtle, engine stop or
"ÎÏÐ
oÀher control ca½les Feezes in Àhe ca½le
when the temÖrature drops to
32°F
or
½elow»
Water gets past the s×l over the Øuter
sheath. Ùven goÚ seals won't keep out
all Àhe waterÛ
You can keEp ca½les Fom FEEZing
with aÜÝÞze, ßÆß
6³50´µ¶³¶·7929.
àsides stoppIng Fáze¿up, the antiFáZe
makes tÄe ca½lâ slide EasiEr·
Yoã can use an old hydraulic äLler
and ½åeeDer
,
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49¶0·¸·¹73´365³º
to pump antiFeEze tæRu tÄe cç½le·
èt's authoré ½y ÃpÖndix à oÁ Cê Ã
50´970.
ëìß'ê usE youR ½Rake íuid
älleR and ½åeEîeR µR tÄis! ïðÇk oNe
end oÁ the ca½le aNd take o¹ ñy òÀtIngs·
êóe o¹ Àhe seal· ìn tÄe other end,
slip tÄE
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o¹ ÀÄe sÄ×ÀÄ And down ÀÄe
ca½le A ½iÀÂ
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