PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-489
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 489
AUGUST 1993
Dear EditoR
The six-month hydraulIc reser±
voir check on our Kiowas used
to be a real sloppy job.
To do the check, you must first
drain the reservoir and that
means hydraulIc Fuid all over
the pump and everywhere else.
We cleaned up this mess by
replacing the reservoir drain
plug with a drain valve and by
using a special drain tool²
³eplace drain
plug´ NSN
56-07±
²³,
with
.•±
..² drain valvµ,¶
~
NSN
291´µ¶·
2¸2±¹º,
and nut NSN
´31¸±
r
¶»282±7823.
-±
Add a new
0
0·rl¸g¹ NSN
¼8¸´±2½¾¿
and tube capº NSN
±
4ÀÁÂÃ1»21Ä´Å
_.²
"i
»t'll look
like this:
¼½¾¿ÀÁ
Plastic Tubing
t
Ap±rox24InchesLong
/
•±
³
?
F²aREd TuB³Ng
f
'Æ
CLAmp
QUA´ cOntAµn
fO¶ cAtcHiNG
·yd¸AuL¹c fLUid
Make the tool out of discarded
commo¸ hardware Â.Ã nut¹
clamp and tuBing.
Now when you do the six±
month reservoir check, sÄmply
remove the cap from
the drain valve, in±
stall your new tool
and drain Ånto a
containeÆ
James E² Çattle
F
Jackson, SC
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