PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-437
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 437
APRIL 1989
NTC
Lessons Learned .±±
Dust and Dirt Mean More Lube
G
rease, grease and more grease is what you need to keep your vehicles going
in dry, saNdy areas.
Sand and grit are everywhere in these areas: in the air, on the ground aNd
between all the Moving ParTs oN your vehicle. Sand and grit mix with the grease
and grind uP bearings unless yoU keeP 'em fLl oF clean grease.
±o save bearings, grease aLL ²ttings
daily.
WiPe the ²tting clean be³re you
Pump iN grease. ±hat way grit won't get PUmPed into the ²tting .
.. aNd into
the beariNg.
´umP until you see new grease oozing out The seal. ±his gets rid oF the old
grease and any grit that's inside. Wipe the excess grease oµ with a rag. ¶his keePs
the grease ·om catchI¸g more sand and grit that can get between moving parTs.
he slosh-PoUNd, sLosH¹ºoUNd oF »¼EL
inside yoUr ½¾¿±±'s 154¹gaL
ÀeL
taNk LooseNs the nUTs on tHe Tee boLTs
that HoLd The 3 Tank sTraPs tigHt. ±HeN
the taNk sCooTs or roLLs sideways.
¶HE driveR caN bE ÁN a rEal ºÁCkLE
wHen this HaººeNÂ. ÃF THE taNK roLLs
bacK a ÄÅ ÁNCHEÂ, THE ÀEL Caº ÁÂ
bLoCked. ÃF iT sCoots ÆrÅarD, ÁT bLoCKÂ
THe Tool box LiÇ. ¾iTHer waY ÁT goEs,
yoU coULd be in TroUbLe.
ÈHe beÂÉ THiNg To do is eYEbaLL THosE
HoLddowN sTRaºs beÆRE YOU LeaVe THE
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motor PooL. ÃF THe TaNK Has sLiºPEd, or
you seE sign oF LoosE N¼TsÊRUsT or
sHiNy sºoTÂËgeT
Yo¼r
ÌECHaNiC
to
reseT THE TaNk aNd TÁgHTEN THe tee boLt
NUTs oN eacH sTRaP. AddiNg a seCond
n¼T, ÍSÍ 53Î0Ï0ιÎ5ÐÑ1888, as ajam
NUT wiLL keeº tHe TEe bOLTÂ TigHT.
Keep
straps
tight±±±
adD
jam Nut
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