PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
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Ribbon Bridge TranspO±er .²²
Dear EditoR
Clevis ToOL
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Knocking a b±oken cable end out of the clevis Socket assembly,
N²N 5340-01-026-3033, is tough.
The clevis is shot if the cabLe
doesn't come out. That costs Uncle money!
We solved the problem by having our D² folks make a tooL that
helps f±ee the cable. They made it from an old cLevis. Here's ³ow:
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Cut the pivot hoLe in ha´f.
Cu¶ P·v¸¶
D¹ºll
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²taµing from the socket
h¸lE hE¹E
3¾4"
h¸lE
end, d±I¶ a 3·4-in hoLe th±ough
the entire unit. Be carefuL not to
touc³ the t³reads.
Here's how to ¸se it.
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Cut the rope flush with the socket sc±e¹ then screº the socket
a» the way ¼nto the assembLy.
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Mount the assembly into a vise, al½owing it to sit firmly on the
v¼se's adjustabLe baR then clamp it down.
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Heat t³e socket w¼th your cutting torch and drive the wi±e out
the bottom wit³ a p¸nch.
²FC ¾anda»
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cl»vºS
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ÀTA¾NG
(Editor's Note: That±s uSing the ol²
cLeviS to solve a pesk pRblem. But
you± fl need a new sLeeve plug, N³N
4030-00-001´9952µ ¶o holD ¶He wIre
roPe in the SocKet. The plug²s not on
the A·F so order on ·· ¸orm
13¹8º6»¼om ³9½.)
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USe nondeter¾ent» sin¾Le viScoSi¿» MJÀ-ÀºÁÂÃÄ engine oiL to Lube the
chain Saw baÅ N³N ÆÂ5ÃÇÃÃ-Â86º668Â ¾etS a quart oÈ ÉÃ-weight oilÊ
ËÈ you± re cutting in teÌPeratures -ÉÄ°¸ and below» use ÍrosÎne to thin
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the 30-weight oil. Ïet a 5-gaL can oÈ KeroSene with N³N 9ÂÄÃ-ÃÃ-ÁÄ2-
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67ÄÆ. You' ÑL need a Ìixture oÈ one Part KeRsene to two Parts oil.
No Òerosene? Use jO´weigHt engine oil. N³N 9Â50-Ó0-Â89-6Ô7 gets
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