PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-440
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 440
JULY 1989
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Dear EditoR,
we hAd problems With oil and Water getting into ouR D-model's
LoWer AnticoLlision light and sHo±ing it Out.
²e sOlv³d pa± of the Water pRoblem by Cov³ri
?
g the LOWer
exhausT port With plastic Whenever We WasH a bIrd´
Just rµmove the scR¶
n, put pLAstic Ov³r the opening and
Rea·ach the screen´ ¸fter the Wash job¹ remove the scre³n And
pLastic and Rea·ach tHe scr¶
nº
»
.
¼o k³ep oil fRom Washing into th³ light, We sealed the LigHt WIth
Proseal½
NSN 8030-00±616-9191.
²e¾v³ had no more lOWer anticollisiOn Light replacements since
We stA¿ed Àovering up´
4²
PFÁ DonALd ÁAmpbell
Ft ÂeWis, ²¸
JUL ³´
AHµ¶ Cobra ··¸
f
hecking your Cobra's swashplate
bearing sleeve aLignmeNt can Be a piece
of caKe.
Or it can be a nightmare.
It's all up to you.
First, you have to remove the Lube
±itting ²om one side of the swashplate
to insert the aligNment tool.
If you doN't get a firm grip on the
fitting, or if you squeeze too hard with
ordinary PLiers, you'LL mangLe the tip
of the ³itting.
Then you won't be able to grip it to
puLL it out. So you have to remove the
ent´re swashplate and ship it to depot
µr repair.
¶ut yoU can avoid the nightmare by
using a littLe extra care anD the right
tool. Always use Plier wrench, ·S·
JUL ³´
¹º
5»2¼½¼¼¾277½¿2¿À,
to remove the f¸t-
ting. It's in your AV¹M·o.
»
toE! set.
Here's another troubLeºsaving tip:
After you check the beaRing sleeve
aLignment, lightly tap a new Lube ³itting
»to place¼
If yoU tap too hard, yoU won't Leave
enough of the ³itting sticKing out to
g
p next time yoU have to checK the
sle½ve aligNment¾
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