PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 443

OCTOBER 1989
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443 - Page 27 of 33
MW24C
Scoop Loaders .
.±
he setscrew holding the insIde door handLe Loosens up, Letting the handLe fALl
oF. This makes it tough getting out of the Loader±
Just rePlacing the h²ndLe and tightening the setscrew won't soLve the probLem.
ViBration loosens
agaiN.
Here's how to keep the handLe in
pLace:
•
Remove the setscrew ³om the
handle and discard it.
´Ut haNdLe oN the shaft the right
way, ²Nd mark the shaft µhroUgh the
hoLe where the setscrew w²s.
±
Remove the handle, and use a
center punch to mark the center of the
hole. Don't hit it so hard to break or
bend thE ¶shaft!
50
a 7/32-in hole aBout 1/S·in
Mark Center
of hole,
then drill
²
´ut the handLe back on the sha¸,
apply ¹octite,
NSn 8±3±-±1-±1²-
³869,
to setscrew tºeads and screw in
a cone point setscrew,
NSN ³3±³-±1-
±³³-3766.
TighteN securely.
OcT´µ
f
»e button in the cen¼er of the steeriNg wheeL on your
mw¶²·
scoop loader
is not the ho½ button.
¾f yoU push that button to sound the ho½, you're in ¿r a big surprise.
That button reLeaÀes the steering coLumn so that it caN be lowered to Let your
Loader Át inside an aircraft.
¾f you hit the bUtton to signaL someoNe, the steering wheeL drops dowN iNsteadÂ
¾t'LL hang up on the windshield wiper motor. You won't be able to tUM the wheel.
Ãere's a simpLe Áx you mechanics can m²ke that wiLL keep oper²tors ³om
OcT ´µ
5¸
hittiNg the rele²se buttoN
by accident aNd dropÄing
the steering wheeL.
Order a hard plastic
cover with
NSN ³3²±-±1-
¶11¹6¶8²º
´uLL oÅf the "hoÆÇ
rubber cover.
´Èt on the plastic
cover. This bLocks out the
release mechanism.
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