PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-501

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 501

AUGUST 1994
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-501 - Page 6 of 50
M101A2, M1±6A2/A3
TraileRs .
..
No' thf WoTd on BTsk Adiutrfnt
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rivers, leave your cotton pIckIn' fIngers off the adjustmEnt knob on The parkIng
bRake Lever on these new 3/4-ton trailers.±oo much tIghtening makes FOr no brakes²
noT more brakes³
´nside the brake drum There is a strut
That pushes The brake shoes apart when
you appµy the park¶ng brake· ±oo much
TensIon wi¸¸ bend the strut and cause It To
pop ouT of iTs s¸ot in the brake shoes¹
then no parking brakes.
When you mechanics get one oº these
trailers in ºor a brake job, eyeba¸¸ The
strut» ¼º it½s bent, replace it wiTh
NSn
2530-01±074²700³´
UnTil a stronger sTruT Is avaI¸ab¾e,
remember To ºO¸¸ow the adjustment Inºo
µ tM-9-¶330-¶0¶-·4&P¸
´t says that
on¸y mechanIcs wi¸¸ adJusT The brake
¸ever knob·
p¹
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