PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-424
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 424
MARCH 1988
21±-Ton trucks .²³
Replacing te sTeerIg kucKle boOTs ON a
2
V-TONner is a TOugh jOb±eveN wheN
yOu dO iT righT. DO iT wrONg, aNd yOu've gOT a dOuble haNdfl OF aggravaTiON.
Here's the easiest way:
Jac² up The ³ONT axle aNd suppOrT iT wiTh TresTles ³Om The ´O.
1
COMmON shOp
seTµ SeT 'em sO yOu've gOT eNOugh rOOm TO
tm
The wheels aNd geT TO The claMpsµ
¶r beTTer yeT, geT mOre elbOw r·m by pulliNg The ³ONT wheels.
RemOve The sTeeriNg KNuc²le bOOT guard aNd push The bra²e hOse up OuT OF
The way.
... suppoR it with trestles from
the No±
±
Common shop set
¸a²e O¹ The bOOT clampsµ Use a
kf
TO cuT The Old bOOT alONg The zipper.
¸ear iT Oº aNd ThrOw iT away.
4
MAR 88
¸he
bo,
´S´
2530-²³7´1³0µµ3¶
»Omes
wiTh aN adhesive. ¼F yOu Nee½ mOre, Order
µ
OuNces wiTh ´S´
µ·0³²³29µ¸19´6.
Reuse aNy g·d hardware. ¼F The »LamPs
are shOT, ´S´
53´0¹²³707³11º
geTs ¾he
s¿Àer, iÁNer clA wit HdwÂre, aNd ´S´
53´0»²³707³1099
The OuTer ONe, aLsO wi¾h
hardware.
Use ´S´
5305¼²³9µ´³62²
TO Order TÃe
clamp screw, aNd ´S´
5310³²½707³1097
TO
Ä
geT The NuT.
Ålace The bOOT inside-OuT Over The axLe
hOusiNg wi¾h The zipper side away ³Om The
±²
³
´µ¶·¸¹;º
axle. ¼F yOu've gOT iT righT, TÃe zipPEr Will Be
aT The ³ONT ON The leÆ wheel
aNd
aT te rear ON The righTµ
ClOse The zippÇr. ÈpPly a geNerOus
ÂmOuNT OF adhesive TO The zipÉr TeeTh
aNd te clOThµ DO NOT puT adhesive ON
aNyTÊNg else.
ËeT The adhesive seT Ìr
3¹5
miNuTes.
ÈligN The wOrd ¸¶Å ON te bOOT wit
The TOp ceNTer OF The sÍÎg KNuc²le.
ÏÐOr² Ñe ÒÓT ridge Over te Ôle hOusiNg
gr·ve. SeT The iÕer wire clamP in The
grOOve made Ìr iT.
¸Â²e a secONd TO ma²e sure The bOOT
ridge is iN The aXle grOOve aNd The clamp
is I iTs gr·ve. ¸heN TighTeN.
Grab The bOOT ON each side aNd TwisT
yOur wrisTs as yOu pulÖ The bOOT righT×
side OuT. ÐOr² The OuTer b·T ridge Over
The gr·ve iN The KNucKle.
ÅuT ON The OuTer clamp aNd TighTeN.
ËOc² te zipper wiTh Øne wire. CuT
O¹ aNy excess wÙre aNd seal The zipÉr
wiTh adhesive.
·
ÅuT The guard bac² ON aNd recONNecT
The bra²e hOse. ¸haT's iT, yOu're
Ú
dONe.
MAR 88
¾
Make sure
the boot rIdge -
Is In The
²
axle groove .
..
W
ce³ent
Ii
´/h :µ
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