PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-530
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 530
JANUARY 1997
M113-SeriEs
FOV .
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Dear EditoR
±emoving a broken driveshaf From the blower housing in your
M113-series ²OV's 6V53 or 6V53T diesel engine is hard enough. But
you still have to take o³ the air inlet cover and make sure the
blower rotors
wIl
rotate beFore putting in the new driveshaf´
Problem is, most hands are too large to Fit inside the housingµ A
lot oF mechanics just put in a new driveshaf and hope For the bestµ
That¶s a good way to end up with another broken driveshaFtµ That's
why we made a simple, homemade tool From a broken driveshaf
that checks the rotors easily.
Just weld the broken driveshaFt to a 12·in
piece oF ¸¹·in diameter steel rodº Another
6·in piece oF the steel rod is welded
at the top to Form a »handleµ
W±Ld
Then¼ insert the d½IveshaFt end oF
the tool into the blower housing and tu¾
the handle to check the rotors.
CW3 Te¿ry Siegler
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