PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-441

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 441

AUGUST 1989
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-441 - Page 12 of 33
HMMWV .±²
Air Filters: Clean Instead of RepL±ce
j
Y
ou don't need to replace the air filter
element eveRy time the air RestrictioN
indicator shows red. Most times yoU
can save the cost of a new element by
clea±ing the old one with compRessed
air or warm, soaPy wateR.
WheN you use compressed air, Use
air gUn ²S²
4940-00³333-5541´
It's
set at
30
³SI. Always blow Fom the
inside of the element, oUt´ Then hold
the nozzle at an angle to blow loose
dirt oµf the oUtside¶
For loose diR,
use aIr gunµ
NSN ¶·¶¸¹¸¸º
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at »¸ PS¿
·or oily d¸rt, wash the elemEnt ¸N
deteRgent, ²S²
7930-00À282³9699Á
aNd waRm wa¹er¶ ºinse away the soap
with warm wateR aNd Let it dRy be»re
you put it back in the truck.
for oÂLy dIÃÄ UÅE dETeÆgEnt
ÇSN È·»¸É¸ÊºËÌËÍÎÏη¾
aÐd waÆm waTEÆ
ºeplace the filteR element, ²S²
2940-01Ñ188Ò3776Á
only if ¸t¼s ripped,
torn or it won't come clean.
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toe-in adjustment joB's not completed until you adjust the tie rod end clamp.
A lot of mechaNics quit be»Re they taKe this last step½ ¾hen the outBoa¿d
clamp rÀbs the wheel duri±g tuÁs. The inBoaRd clamp BumÂs into the stabilizeR
BaR. Ãoth bumps a¿e Bad.
So next time you've got a Font end alignment joB, Keep on the joB until
you've got everything just Right¶ MaKe suRe the outboa¿d cÄamp fÅces the halfÆ
shaft and the inBoaRd clamp fÅces away Fom the ÇtaBilizeR BaR.
²ext time you have a HMMWV iN fOr semia±±ual seRvice, get undeR the tRucK
and looK at the tie rod e±d clamps. If they'Re in haRm's way, change 'em. You'll
do youRself and youR fÅvoRite HMMWV dRiver a good tuÁ.
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