PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-494
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 494
JANUARY 1994
Snub Tire RUb
Once those big wheels get roLLing,
it takes a ±ot of bRakIng power to stop
'em. The key to stoppIng pow er is aIr² To
make suRe aiR goes to the brake cham-
beRs, not the atmospheRe, eyeball the
hoses to the Font wheeL b³aKe cham´
berS² Hoses tend to rub agaInst the tires
when you tURn² µubbing weaRs th³ough
hoses¶ leavIng you stomping a dead
bRake tReadLe·
Be¸¹re LeavIng the motoR pool, tuRn
the wheeLs ¸ull RIghtº Get down and looK
f¹R a hose wo» thRough the outeR coveR¼
½oK aLso ¾R an Inch of Cearance be¿
tween the hose And the tIreÀ Then tuRn
the wheels ÁuLL left ANd check that sideÀ
Âf you fInd wear or a cLearAnce pRobÃ
lem, repoÄt ItÅ Your mechAnic wÆÇÈ reÉ
pLace any wo» hose oR adjUst hoses
UnÊËL theRe is enough spaceÅ
Rea± Bat²e³y Check
ÌhecKing the HEMTTÍs back batteRÎ
Ies ¾R cRacKsÏ leaks and ±ow eLectroLyte
leve±s duRIng the monthLy PMÌÐ is reaL
tough Ñ unLess you puLL the batterIesÒ
To make the check withoUt puLlIng
the batteRIes, use a hand mIRRoRÓ ÔÐÕ
5120Ö0×ØÙ78Ø8Ú57Û Üse ÝppendÞ ß
of àß50Ø970 as the authoRity to oRderá
Use hand mirror to
cHeck reAR bATerieS
Loose Stee³ Gea³
ÐteeRing geAÄ boÇâs work LooseÅ This
maKes ¾r sLoppy steeRing. ãyebAll the
bolts beäre yoU move out. åf you see
shiny or ³usty spots ARoUnd the bolt
heads oR nuts, RepoRt itÀ
YouR mechanic wiLl bacK oæ each
bolt and then toRque it to çè5Ø135 lbéftÀ
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