PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-445
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 445
DECEMBER 1989
hen you're driving on slick and
hazardouS roads, tire chains aRe the
way to go.
They keep you on the
straight
and
Narrow-on
ice
or
in
snow±
You'LL need to take care of your
chains² though.
³egLected, they can
break and wipe out a brake line or tear
up the vehicLe.
Make
sure the
cross-chain
hooks open
away from
the tIre
16
TUck the frOn±
end of ±he cHaINs
Under ±he ±IRe
DrIve ahEAd UN±il ±he fAs±eNeRs
aRe a± hUb Level. Fas±en ±he inNer
chaIn fIrs± .
.. ANd theN ±he OU±er²
When yoU've gO± all yoUR ChaIns
instal³ed, dRIve A shO´ dIs±Ance And
±hen check
foR chain
±Ightness.
DEC 89
.
You can aLso lay your chains out in
Font of your vehicLe and drive on the
chains´
Then µasten the chains´
¶e·
member, fAsteners to the rear¸ cross¹
chains hooks
away
Fom the tires´
ºome people think there's an easier
method-the wa»
F 2±-305
tells you
to instaLL chains on a mIred vehicLe´
You le¼ the wheeL put the chain on.
½t's prett¾ much Like the Inst¿uctions
that come with a Lot of civiLian tire
Ge± chaIns as ±Ighµ as yoU can by
hand. DOn¶± Use ±oo³s. ·nd never le±
some aiR oU± and reinf³a±e the ±ires
A¸er yOU pU± chAI¹s on. They'll be
too ±Igh±. ºHaIns n»d µo
b
able ±o
Creep On ±he tIre¼
chainsÀwhich come wIth a speciaL cLip or appLier Ár hooking one end of your
chain to the tire You can make a cLiP Fom some rod or strap metal. Just make
sure it's got a LittLe sprIng to it so itÃlL grab ahoLd of the tire.
•
½ang µhe end ³inks
o¾ your c¿ain on the
J
_
c³Ip. PRess the c³ip
.±
·
:±²,
onto the ±ire a± hub
level. PIle the chain
neatly close to the
tire .
.. so It¶l³ p»³ oÀ
when the wh»³ goes
aroUnd.
DeC 8²
³7
MAke sÁre ±he crossÂchaIn
hooks faà Up .
.. so theyÄll
fAce away from the tire
when ±he chain's instal³eÅ
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