PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-525

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 525

AUGUST 1996

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-525 - Page 40 of 51
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Dear EditoR
±eplacing the D±-8 spool on an ±L-39 ²el unit poses its own
Secial p³oblem: Operato´ have to ²move the cotter pin on the ²el
befre ²moving the spool. You need pliers or lineman' tools to
²move the cotter pin, but µto´ normal¶y don·t car¸¹ these toolsº
We·ve Found a way to change »pools without tools¼ We use a
²taining pin,
NSN
51½¾01¿1À¿490Á to hold the spool on the ²el¼
±
}j
ng
pi± to ho²d spoo² on rE
You can
±
easily put the
retaining pin in the reel and take it out
:=
²³´µ¶'
by hand¼ It·s also small enough to be
Tped to the ÂÃl as a spare, the same way the cotter pin was¼ Ähe
retaining pin lasts longer,
TO. A
cotÅr pin usual¶y breaks aÆer
several changes¼
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