PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-487

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 487

JUNE 1993
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-487 - Page 28 of 43
reeps and globs may sound like something oUt of a hoRror movIe, B±T wha² ²hey
can do To youR aiRcRaf² is s³Ric²ly foR real.
Some siLicone and gReases "creep´µ Grease appLied dUring morning mainTenance
may Be softened by midday hea²¶ ·he sof²ened gRease - goo¸ creeps To o²heR
sURfaces¹ ·his greasy mess makes ²he sURface a ²arge² fOR dUs² and sand B±ILdup.And
By nowº yoU Know ²he des³RUc²ive foRce of dUst and sand´
Some mecHanics "glob»µ ·hey apply grease and PRoseaL wi²H a heavy Hand¼
²Hinking ²ha²
i
a Li²²le works well, a lo² will work eVen be³teR½ ¾u² ²hat glob becomes
like a magnet FOr dUs² and sand and is a prIme candida²e fOR cReep¶
To bat±le ±he creeps and gLobs, you:
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jus± ±he righ± amoun± of lube or sealan±. WIpe away aNy excess²
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all lube po³n±s ´N ±he hea± of ±he dayµ Wipe away any creeps.
f Wt8F
where creeps usually s±ar±. Check ±hese areas oFen¶
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oNly sealan±s and lubes called for by ±he TM· Subs±i±u±es may seem ±o do
±he same job¸ bu± ±hey may creep more easiLy¹
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