PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-497
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 497
APRIL 1994
N
aturally, you check the obvioUs things- lighTs± braKes² tires- befORe yoUr
trailer rolls ouT fOr a LoNg haul. Here arE a fEw NoT³so³obVio´s ThiNgs to checK
oUtµ too¶
OK
The braKE ·ighTs woRk
and The t´RN Signa·s F¸ash¹ ºow² check
the noSE box» ¼haT's wheRe the jUicE
comEs ½Rom to ·ight ´p yo´R tRai·Er¾
¿yEba·· the scÀews That hÁld The nosE
box coVeRÂ ÃibRatioN can shaKe ThE
scrEws loosE aNd they ½a·· o´tÄ
WithoUT a tight sEa·² waTer geTs inside
the box aNd caN short o´t coNnecTioNsÅ
I½ EnoUgh o½ The scRews bacK o´TÆ the
cab·E ½Àom The TrUck can yanK ThE coVER
o½½² bREaking ElEcTRica· wiREs¹
ºo ÇÈaTs, ÀighT?WhaT aboUt
ThE spaÀeÄ
WhiÉe yoUÊRe aT ThE spaRE² chEcK oUT
the wE¸ds on ThE spaRe Tire carRierË YoU
woUÌdnÍT want the caRriER to bREak ·oose
anywhEre² b´t i½ it goes whi·e yoUÎRE
headEd dowN ThE road² iTÎs big tRo´b·EÂ
I½ yo´ ½Ïnd broken oR missing weÐds²
te·· yo´R mechanic¶
PS 497
Make
sur
4:)
Be½oreyo´hiTtheroad±
yo´ check oUt ThE braKEs wiTh a sTop
½Rom
5
MPH or soÑ Òmart¶
YoU shoU·d a·so checK the gUts o½ thE
bRaKesÓ the slacK adJUsTeRs¶
MakE s´RE ThE s·acK adÔ´stERs and
camsha½ts geT l´bEdÕ ÖhErE arE six f×TØ
TÏngs on Each aXleÙ WiTho´T ·UbE± the
braKes can ½reEzE ´pÕ Ú½ That happENs oN
the road± yoU ÛRe in dEep TroUbleÜ
APR9±
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