PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-532
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 532
MARCH 1997
M88A1, M728 , AVLB± M110A2 .².
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rators, if you see a slight gap between THe nuts and the final dRive hub
on your M88Al recove±y vehIcle² M728 CEV² AVLB³ oR Ml lOA´
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don't
µlame youR ¶ecHanic. BuT
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cHeck the nuts FR ·ooseness¸
¹hose gaps are a º»ct of ·I¼½ now THat eacH veHic·e uses tHe new¾ one-piece
dowe· nuT³
NS³
5310-0¿-ÀÁÂ-6Ã82Ä Instead of THe old nuT and wedgeÅ Even
wHen pRopeR·y Torqued³ theRe wiÆl so¶etI¶es be a s¶all gap beTween ÇHe new
nut's beaRing suRÈace and the HubÉ
As ·ong as THe gapÊs no ¶oRe tHan Ë040 IncH, the nuT sHould µe
´Kµ
Any wideR, THougH, and youÌll geT
j
ust enougH ¶ove¶enT of the huµ to s·owly
woRK the nut loose¸
A loose or ¶issIng nut puts ¶oRe strain on iTs neighboRs³ cReating a domino
eÍectË EvenTual·yÎ the oTHeR nuTs wI·· ·oosen or Èai· and you'll lose THe enTiRe HubÏ
Ðheck THe doweÆ nuTs µÑÒRe eveÓy opÑRationÔ
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You notice any of the gaPs
widenIng, oR if any of the nuts are ·oose enougH to ¶ove wIth youR Hands³ Report
Ìe¶ to youR ¶echanIcÕ Öe×ll toRQue the loose nuts to Ø50-Ø70 lb-ftÙ
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