PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
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Befre doing any slavIg, chEk out ApPnd±x D oF
T
9-61402²³14. ´T g±ves
The µC's oF sLav±ng wh¶L· and Track veh±cl¸s¹
t T
aLong w±th the veh±cle's
ºM w»¼ g±ve you the Rles oF tHe sLav±ng game¹
SLave receptacLes
a
stan½ on some equ±pment, l±ke
±.
Newer ¾c¿cal veh±cLes such À the
H²,
M939³Ár±es,
hM A
CUCV
have Âctoà ±nstall· slave ÄÅepÆclÇs on the veH±cles.
And you use the slave cable ±n Èe No¹ 1 anÉ NoÊ 2 CoËmon shop setÌ.
ºheÄe
a
Two ɱÍrenT sLave caÎles ±n the ÏelÉ. ºhe olÉ 2Ðprong joÎ, NSN
491ѳÒÐ749³135, ±s Ó±ng replac· Îy the NAºO s±ngleÐprong cabLe, ÔSÔ 25ÕÐ
²³148³7%1¹ ºh±s ÖÎle comes w±×h aÉapØrs To Ït the old 2³hole slave receptacles.
Clamp³TyP jumPÄ cables, NSN 292ÑÐÑ1³Ñ27Ð
Ù
125, are ±n The No. 1
A
Ôo¹ 2
Common shop seTs.
Stay awake and take an extra lÚk when hÚkÛg up jumPr caÎle connec¿ons¹
ºhe hÚkÐup must always Ó Üs±t±ve to Üs±t±ve and negat±ve to ground on The
dead veh±cle¹ On alteÝtor chÞ systems, even a sl±ght ßash on a wàng Üst
c
buá out
a
comÜnent¹ One tâg you
c
Ó sure oF ±s that
³l
Æc¿cal and
combat veh±cles have negat±ve Gound. ãl±eve ±T!!
´t's aLways a gä ±dea to
t
to k¶p at Låst oæ veh±cLe ±ç a sem±³waè shelter
±ts bat×er±es élly charged. You use ±t to sLave³sê the othersë
ì
Wh±le slav±çg or jump±ng k¶p the Live vehicle Ríng at 1,8² îM
A
always
pa±Ä up veh±cles ×Hat Have a s±ï±lar battðà conñgura¿on¹ òor example, never óy
to sLave a
´
thaT hÀ s±x 6ºÔ baTter±es w±th a ôõ³ton öcK that only hÀ Two
2÷Ô batter±es¹ ´F øoù do úou'û üùst ask±çý fr more óouble.
A
porble jump-stRing ouHLT cn be migh± handy²like The one made
f³om Slvage P´, inCludiNg a Bµe¶ box f³om a 2'-Ton T·Ck. ¸Ring oUT
wiTh fully¹Cha³ged baºe»ies¼ you Can hau½ IT a³ound The moTo³ pa¾ and
give a boosT To any ha³d¹stRe¿À Áhe j1mpe³ Cables Âome Unde³
NSN
2·01·0±²0³´.
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1
j
Zero wåther rþu±Äes no ÿe pÄessuÄe
adjusĀent unless you're oPrat±ng ±n
deeā lÚse snowĂ Yoùr ³1Ñ
T
g±ves the
low t±re pressure tHat works Óst. But
aăeÄ the sĄw's gonð, get thoÁ
·
ąck
¸
the±r noèaL h±ghway pressure.
ĆF you hapPn to get a ßat sÜt ćozen
±nto a t±Äe, move out sLowly and Let ±t
round out¹
Ĉveà vĉve stem shouLd Ó capĊ or
eLÁ
¹
sċms w±ll ±ce up
A fe
Člid.
Dra±n the compÄessčd a±Ä reservo±Äs
Éa±ly, or even tw±ce a day when on Long
Ďns. ºhe Óst ¿me
¸
oPn ×he Ptcďks
±s aĐer Èe day's oPÄat±on.
Açd neveÄ move out unt±L the đir has
buĒT up to the r±ght pÄessure. On equ±ē
ment ×hat's Ĕĕ±pĖ w±ė a buzzer, don't
move untiĘ ±t stoās buzz±ng.
ĆF you're tow±ng a tÄa±leÄ w±th an a±r
-±
L±ne Ïęter, make suû you k¶p the wateÄ
draiçed out oF that ÏlterĚor you'll sudě
denly
F
youĜeLF w±thout ĝer bĞkes.
Ć your v
ğ
h±cLe' s air brake system ±s
_
equĠpPd wĠth an alcohoL evaÜÄatoÄ,
make sure ±t's oPrat±ng and the jaÄ ±s
ġ
ÏllĢ w±th aęcohol¹
ºhe air compressoÄ's unęoader valģe shouldn't Ó ćozen or stuck. ºo check ±t
out, buięÉ the a±r ĤÄessuÄe to ±ts ratčd mđxĥum, appLy the brakes and hold 'em,
tHen stop the engĦeħ ºhe pressure should hold fr at Least a m±nutĨ.
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