PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-452

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 452

JULY 1990

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-452 - Page 7 of 47
R
emoving the housing assembly that
hoLds
the
spindle
In
The
breech
mechanIsm Is no easy job. ±t's always
a two-hand Job²
³hat´s because you musT support the
housing assembly wITh one hand whIle
you Rotate the spIndLe assembµy wIth
the other¶
And ·f It¸s ha¹d To roTaTe the spIndºe,
one hand may noT be enough to do all
the work» WhaT you don¼t wan½ To hap¾
pen Is FOr The housing assembLy To f¿LL
to The gRoundÀ
A dIrty spIndle aSsembLy may not
want to
tr
rIght oÁfÂ
HeRe's how To handle iT:
ÃÄ Åo rotaÆe a sTIcKIng spIndle that
has a 1/2Çin square hole In the cente¹È
use a socÉeT handle In The drIve hole
to staRT the rotatIon Ê
ËÌ Íor a spindle ThaT has a Round
holeÎ wedge the sÏKet handLe beTween
the bumps on the Ðace of the spIndleÑ
Òemember in both cases to reLease
Æhe deTent hoLdIng The spIndLe In pLace
beFOre rotaTIng The spIndle assembLyÓ
Have an extra pAir o hAnds
On
±
±tuRatOr SplndLe
ÔÕÖMBlY
W
T²IN
I
×Ø you need anoTher set oÁ hands to
heLp with ITÎ call your buddy. Ùust maÉe
suÚ that housIng assembly stays In
handÛ saFE f¹om bur¹sÜ cracKs and otheÝ
damageÞ
8
JUL 90


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