PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-530
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 530
JANUARY 1997
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Dear Half-Mast,
When you work in a desert AreA like we do, you hAve a lot of problems
with fLAt HMMWV tires.
In almost every situAtion, we find sAnd inside the FAt tire± ²ppArentlY
the sand is working its way pAst the tire' rubber 0³ring. When the seal
is broken, the tire goes FaT´
Is there something we cAn do to prevent this?
SGTK.8±
Dear Sergeant
k²B³,
Yes! There are three things you can do to help solve your pRblem, ±ergeant.
One´
aLwA²s use a neW 0-ring When
.
fIxing a F³at´ µeusing an 0-ring Will just
result in another ¶at tire· NSN
5330-01-176µ0923
gets the eight-stud Wheel
0¸ring¹ The 12-stud ºheel 0»ring is N±N
¶330-01-33·-¸¸7¸¹
Cut thE Old 0-rinG in ha¼½ a¾er it's remoV¿dÀ Then it
can't
be reusedÀ
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ÁL¿an oÂÃ sand and debris Ärom
the WheeL haLVes With a Ålean Æloth.
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lubricate the neW 0¸ring With
tire soapÇ N±È
beÄorÉ it's installeÊË ÌHat Íreates a
better seal and keps sand outÎ
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