PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-491

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 491

OCTOBER 1993
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-491 - Page 9 of 42
Chain Positions
Chains in the wrong places won'T do much good-and can caUse damage.
Best fOR trac±Ion, starting and sToppIng Is chains aLl aRound, even on non²dRIven
Front wheels³
If your vehicle has a non-dR±Ve axle, pUt
chains on tHe drive axLe o² axLes.
-
±
Ii
,
,
²
³
³f yoU Have a tandem drive r´gµ but you
¶ave cHa·ns for onLy
1
axLe¸ pUt tHem on
tHe Front Tandem axLe¹
´
²
µ
Ii
±²
·
ºF you have onLy singLe wheeL chains, put
'em on tHe oUts»de tires on fron¼ tandem
axLes¹
¶¶
·
³´
µ²
¸
·
½raiLe¾s don¿t usuaÀLy get cHains, but you
may need them
if
Áoads are reaL sÂickÃ
Put them on tHe Äear axLe IF the traiLerÅs
got tandem axles¹
²
¹
²
Ii
±
¶º
MaiNTenaNce
Check yoUr chaIns befORe you put ´em onµ You
'II
saVe takIng them off fO¶ repaIR·
¸epai¶ any broken oR worn c¶oss¹chainsº
»heck yoUR chaIns beFORe yoU pu¼½ oU¾ of the motor poo½¿
At the end of the seasonÀ c½ean The chaIns wIth a
wire brusH to get oFF dIrt and rustÁ Soak them
In cleaning solvent Âo ½oosen stUbborn
gUnk. After c½eaningà dUnk 'em In
Used crankcase oĽŠand dRIp dryÆ
STORE THE CHA±NS ±N BURLAP
OR A CANVAS BAG - l²KE THE ONE
THEY CAME ±N - AND Put
tHEM ±N A dRy PLACE.
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