PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
little PM and some battery ter±inaL
covers can save you mechanics a lot
of time and trouble.
Since the batteries are under the pas-
senger seat and battery box cover,
sparks Fy if the cover gives way and
the meta² lid touches the batterY posts³
Rubber covers on the terminals keep
the spark ´om f²ying³ Put 'em on like
so:
"
Remove all the cables-ground
cable frst-and terminal clamps.
NSn 6140-0±-143-4538
gets you the baTery box
22
FEB ²9
'
Make sure the batteries are
seated and cLampeD down.
±
To prevent corrosion, put on
treated Felt washers,
³´³ µ¶7·¸·¹¸
º·¹¸»¹»7.
"
Put rubber cover,
³´³ ¼µ½·¸·¾¸
·¿¶¸»¶¶¼,
on aLL posts with single
cable terminals and cover,
³´³
»¶»·¸··¸7½¿ÀÁ¼7¼,
on posts with two
terminals.
"
Push the terminal cLa±ps all the
way down on the battery posts and
tighten them.
±
Mount the cable to the clamp
with the cable terminaL under the
head oF the boLt. Then It won't loosen
up when the cable Bounces. ²F you've
got
¼
cables going to one clamp,
nut.
"
³ay the cabLe ´at against the
battery beµre tightening the boLts.
±
Tighten
the
clamp¶to·cLamp
boL¸ and nut using two Wrenches oF
the right size¹never an aD
j
ustable
wrench. Tighten the nut snug, then
give it
Â
turn more. Test by pressing
and liFtinG the clamp with your
thumb and µrefnger.
"
ºive the cLamp and post a coat
oFºAA.
Eyeball the battery box cover during
every scheduled service µr any cracks
or breaks. Replace any part that¶s bad³
Get the passenger seat with NSN
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gets the cover, and the battery box is
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