PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-494
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 494
JANUARY 1994
Wheel Nut Torque
Wheel nuts loosen by tHemseLves.
This Leads to bent or broken s±uds and
possIbly a Runaway wheel²
BefoRe head³ng oF, ±aKe a loo´ a±
±He nu±s on each wHeeL. µook ¶oR
ch³pped paInt, sH³ny spots oR rust around
a nut· See any?
TIgh±en eacH loose
nu± by backIng i±
of
and ret³gh±en-
Chlpped paint,
shiny spOTs ±r
rus² ar±Und
nUts?
PS494
Exercise 'em
¸¹ youR ºEM» Is IdLe ¶or Long
peRIods¼ seaLs and gaske±s d½y ou± and
lea´¾ To pReVen± ±Ha±¿ exercIse 'emÀ
Tha± means a± least once each month
staRt the engIne and Run It up to
1³000-
´µ200
ÁPM ¹OR about
20
m³nutes oR so²
WhILe ³±Âs runn³ng, tuà tHe steer³ng
wHeeL ¹uLL Le¶± and ¹ull R³gHt a CoupLe
o¶ ±ImesÄ Sh³¶± ³t tHRougH ³Ås geaRs¾
TH³s w³ll keep seaLs hoLdIng back
¶LuIds¾ Æeep a ReCord o¶ ±he truCKÂs
operAt³on on a
DD
ÇoRm
¶970. ·A
Pam
738¸750
±eLls how¾
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