PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 439

JUNE 1989
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439 - Page 9 of 33
HAWK MissIle System .
..
important lube points when they Lube
the launcher. ThE lauNcher binds, mak-
ing i± hard to set up² Befre long, cyLin-
ders spring leaks and parts sNap oF³²
But jus´ a µ¶w squirts oµ grease give
the LauncHer all the rElieµ it needs²
Do it like i´ says on Pages 4·8¸4·12
iN TM 9¹º440·531·º2·º. CleaN o» ¼t-
tings µirst to keEp sand out½
These lube points get overlooked
most:
.±²
±EcTor a²²E³bLY LaTchE²´
Iµ ´He
Latches ¾EEze, the missiLe ´akes ¿aRt
oµ the LaUNcher with it. Give aLL tHree
latches a´ Least monthÀy shots oµ GAAÁ
µuBe
seleCtOR
¶ssemBly
l¶tC·es
mOn¸·ly
³´µ
¹LEvaTº»N cYLºNdEr rod bEar¼Ng´
µ it doesN't get GAA a´ least monthLy,
tHe cylinder spriNgs hydraulic leaks be-
cause too much pressure's put on i±
when thE boom's raised.
½UBe
eleV¶tiO¾
CylI¾De¿
¿OD
ÀeÁ¿InGs
mO¾tÂly
.±²
ÃÄTrºggEr
LEvELºNg
cYLºNdEr²´
Ãhey lEak, tooÄ iµ tÅeir ex¿osed sur-
µÆces aren't luÇEd weekly with ÈAAÉ
BeµOre lUbing, clean oFµ the cylinders
witH dry cLeaNiNg soLvent P·D·680 and
wi¿e the cyLinders dry. ÊtHerwise, thE
old, dir´y grease kee¿s the NEw grease
·
Ëom doing its job.
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JÅÆ 89
.±
.±²
ÃÄTrºggEr
pad
²ockET
²LºdE²´
Withou´ quarterly LUbiNg with ÈAA,
pads ¾eeze and sNap o» thE ends oµ
outÌiggers duriNg µiring.
Ân the hEat and sand oµ tHe deseÌt,
the launchEr nEeds Lubing more oµteN²
Test moving parts at least weeKly µOr
binding.
Lube the Loader, TOO
JÅÆ 89
15
S
ome mechanics arE frgettÍng to
Lube thE main support bearingsÎtop
and bottomÎquaÌterly with GAAÏ Ân
hot, dry, saNdy arEasÄ yoU Need to LuÇe
Ðem m
Ñ
onthlyÒ
SHoot ´He LUÇe ´o ´He HoÍstÍÓg ÇeaÔ
La´cHes, too. Iµ ÌÕs´ oÌ dÍÌ´ oÌ coÌÌosÍoÓ
ge´s ÍÓ ´He Öa´cHes aÓd ×eEzes ´HeØ,
ÙÚssÚÛes
caÓÐt
be
UÓLoadeÜÝ
ÞUÇe
Àa´ches witH ÊAI oÚÀ a´ ÖEaß´ ÔoÓtHÀyà
ÔoÌe oá´eâ ÍÓ tHe ÜeseRtã
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