PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-528

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 528

NOVEMBER 1996
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-528 - Page 12 of 52
Ptriot MIss±le System
•.•
[±U²
£
s the M860A l Trailer kingpIn goes,
so goes the PatRiot.
±f the kIngpin
bReaks² whaTeveR ³´TRIoT componenT is
t
µf The kIngpin has Lots oF wear, use a
mIcromeTer oR ca¶IpeRs To see i· it Is oUt
-
oF¸roUnd¹ ±· There Is no micromeTer oR
beIng hauLed qUºckly stops beIng
caLIpeRS in youR moToR pooL² suppoR»
hauled¼
wI½L have them¾
Kºngpins
dO
bRe¿ÀÁ One ³aTRÂot UnÂt
had seveRaà snap oÄ Ån jUst a FEw
monThsÆ
A biT oF Çyeballing and measURÈng
can weed ouT weak kIngpInsÉ BeÊËre
you hook Up the TRailer agaInÌ Do This:
t
ÍhoroughÎy wipe oÊF the kIngpin anD
clean it with dRy cleanIng soLvenTÏ
(GRÇase can hÐde pRoblems¼)
t
Ñook ÒËr cracks, gougesÓ and chipsÏ
Any cracks in the kingpIn make IT
NMC, as Do nicks, chipS oR gouges
deeper Than
² /³
InchÔ
MeasuRe at The
12
anD
3
o'cÎock
positÕons on The kingpIn¾ A variance oF
'´µ6
Inch oR more over
25
percent oF
the kingpin means It neeDs To be
RepLacedÏ
¶f
YÖu
n·T¸c
u×uØuÙl
wEaR,
si;-=±.
¹EaºuRE
w»¼h
CL½p
Úf yoU have Ûny DoUbts aboUT the
stRength ÜF »he kIngpin, RÝpoRÞ iTß
±n the futureÌ checÀ The kIngpIns aFà
ter eveáy missionÆ
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